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Commonwealth Sports Awards Finalists

Manueli Tulo the 56kg junior lifter from Fiji and Sportsman of the Year has made the final list for the Commonwealth Sports Awards in the Young Achiever category,  to be held in England on October 24th. (by Paul Coffa) Finalists – Alphabetical Outstanding Male AthleteUsain Bolt JamaicaSir Chris Hoy ScotlandSamuel Kamau Wanjiri Kenya Outstanding Female […]

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Visit to China

The Oceania Weightlifting Federation and Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation, General Secretary , Mr. Paul Coffa and Assistant Secretary, Mr. Matthew Curtain paid a short visit to the IWF General Secretary , Mr. Ma Wenguang in China prior to continuing their trip to Penang Malaysia where the Commonwealth Championships will be held next month on October 19th […]

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Limit breaking world records 25 years ago

On 13th of September 1984 at the Varna (Bulgaria) internatonal tournament Stefan Topurov (Bulgaria) set up a new world record in 60 kg snatch with 140 kg. While Alexandr Varbanov (Bulgaria) reached 200 kg for the first time in the history of 67.5 kg clean and jerk.

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Personal Side of Olympians on TV Screens

The Beijing Olympic Games are over but the buzz with Korea’s Olympic stars is ongoing. Television broadcasters have been busy the past few days, and some have bore fruit with several of the most promising Olympic stars scheduled to appear on shows. The first will be Jang Mi-ran, the gold medallist weightlifter. Jang, 24, will […]

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