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Junior Worlds wound up with surprising team result

Mercedes Perez (227kg in 63kg) of Colombia was chosen to receive the ELEIKO-IWF Press Commission’s Best Female Lifter Trophy of this year’s edition of Junior World Championships, held in Prague. Perez helped her team of seven members to gold medals and to becoming winner of the team ranking over China, which brought only six lifters […]

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Coach suspended for LIFE

Former Weightlifter and Coach Mr. SEVDALIN MARINOV has received LIFE sanction following the second offence of the Australian Weightlifting Federation Anti Doping Policy. The IWF strongly encourages all National Federations to continue testing and investigations and do NOT tolerate any kind of doping offences.  

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After Chinese doubles, Europe’s singles enter scene

In the men’s 69kg at the Prague Junior Worlds the Chinese deployed double crew with Zheng Zhisheng and Tang Fei, who shared most of the gold and silver medals in a brotherly way. Arayik Mirzoyan of Armenia could clinch one silver and two bronze medals, while one bronze was left to Gert Trasha of Albania […]

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Women: Colombia takes over

In the women’s 58kg, Li Xueying finally played what we call the "Chinese Game". In a standalone contest with the barbell, in six good and effortless lifts she defeated the runner up Thai, Chapok Natthaneeya and bronze-medallist Korean Yura Mun by round 20 kilos.   In contrast, the following two categories surprised with sweeping Colombian victories. Mercedes […]

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