With three separate competitions going on at once, the Pan American Weightlifting Championships, the Ibero American Weightlifting Championships, and the 2009 U.S. National Championships, there will be a ton of weightlifting to watch and some stiff competition. “It’s a big event,” said Mike Gattone, Senior International Coach and High Performance and Coaching Education Director for […]
A team of 10 Cuban weightlifters travelled to the US city of Chicago to participate in the Pan American and Iberoamerican Championship.. The team of the Caribbean nation is comprised of eight men and two women and it is led by world multi-medallist and world champion in the clean and jerk event Sergio Alvarez (62 […]
In accordance with the published selection criteria, the Australian Weightlifting Federation (AWF) has nominated to the Australian Commonwealth Games Association (ACGA) Mr. Lyn Jones to serve as the Weightlifting Section Manager for the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games. This significant role also includes the organisational portfolio of ‘National Team Manager’ for the following events in prior […]
Two-hundred-eighty athletes from 22 countries are preparing to compete in the Pan-Am weightlifting championship at the UIC forum. Among them, the Cuban women’s team, which is competing for the first time in the United States. Tickets are free with the hope that enthusiastic crowds will send the message that Chicago is excited about hosting an […]