Turkish and Albanian gold among women The Turkish Olympic Champion Taylan Nurcan has given Turkey 2 gold medals at the 2009 Pescara Mediterranean Games. She came first in the 53 kg category in the snatch event, lifting 88 and 90 kg at the Pescara Sports Stadium during the first day of the competition. She later won […]
The Tunisian weightlifter El Maoui Khalil has given Tunisia 2 gold medals at the 2009 Pescara Mediterranean games held in the Italian city from June 26 through July 5, 2009. El Maoui Khalil came first in the 56 kg category in the snatch event, lifting 121 kg at the Pescara Sports Stadium during the first […]
In April 2004 shortly before the Olympics in Athens Andre Rohde and Ivonne Heiden saw each other for the first time during a Bundesliga match in Berlin . Ivonne, German Champion gymnast (member of German team placed 3rd at Euro 2000) saw a live weightlifting competition for the first time in her life.In February 2005 […]