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World-Class Athletes to Compete in Hong Kong

An impressive list of world class athletes, inc;uding a number of Beijing Olympic Gold medallists, will compete in the 2009 East Asian Games in Hong Kong from december 5-13. Among others the team from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea includes 2008 Olympic stars – women’s 63 kg weightlifting gold medallist Pak Hyonsuk, 58 kg […]

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Job posting for coach in USA

USA Weightlifting has just finalized the attached job posting for a Resident Weightlifting Coach at the US Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. We believe it may be of interest to many coaches. Resident_Coach_Announce_3.doc

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Jang Mi-ran Sports Center

Seen here is a sports center in Goyang, built by the city government to honor Beijing Games weightlifting gold medalist Jang Mi-ran of South Korea. The structure was made public on Nov. 18 ahead of the world weightlifting championships in the city. (Photo courtesy of Goyang city government)

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Queen’s Baton Relay Passes Through England

The Queen’s Baton Relay which is an important part of the International preparations for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi passed through England on its tour of the Commonwealth countries today and was handled by Weightlifters from the England Commonwealth Games Squad and the new BWLA President (and former 3 times Commonwealth Games Gold Medal […]

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