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Great media attention as Steiner visits Austria

One has never experienced such a great media attention about weightlifting as today. Four television stations have agreed to come to record Matthias Steiner, together with the German national team, as they participate at the 16th International Günter Stapfer Memorial on 5 September at 17.00 clock in Braunau. This event is to test their preparation […]

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2009 WMG – Athlete Entries

Enclosed, please find the athlete entries for the 2009 World Masters Games (and 2009 IWF World Masters Championships) to be held in Sydney, Australia from 10 – 18 October 2009. Weightlifting Competitor List Men 090831.pdf Weightlifting Start List Women 090831.pdf

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Athletes Qualify for Worlds and Pay Tribute to Former USAW Executive Director at the Rodger DeGarmo Memorial Open

Two years after the sudden death of USA Weightlifting Executive Director Rodger DeGarmo (Colorado Springs, Colo.), 72 athletes competeD in the Rodger DeGarmo Memorial Open / World Team Secondary Qualifier on Saturday and Sunday at the U.S. Olympic Training Center.In its second year, the Rodger DeGarmo Memorial Open pays tribute to DeGarmo, a lifelong weightlifter […]

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400 days to go to Commonwealth Games 2010 in Delhi

Watch the video http://www.cwgdelhi2010.org/home.aspx The 2010 Commonwealth Games are going to be held in Delhi, India. The Commonwealth Games is a multi-sport event held every four years involving the elite athletes of the Commonwealth of Nations. The first such event, then known as the British Empire Games, was held in 1930. The name changed to […]

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