The IWF is happy to announce its Refugee Team for the year 2024, comprised of four athletes: Parisa Jahanfekrian (originally from Iran, but residing in Germany), Aline de Souza and Monique Araujo (both from Brazil, but presently based in the USA), and Addriel Garcia (Cuba/Italy). These lifters were already part of the first-ever programme in […]
Keydomar Vallenilla was a picture of calm even when lifting 212kg above his head on the way to victory for Venezuela at the Pan American Championships. The host nation ended the final day with three winners and a big move in the Olympic rankings by women’s super-heavyweight silver medallist Naryury Perez. “Zero stress, just the […]
The Tokyo Olympic champion Neisi Dajomes is in danger of failing to qualify for Paris 2024 after a mix-up over timing and numbers at the Pan American Championships in Caracas, Venezuela. Dajomes had already won the 81kg category by a wide margin with a lift to spare. She needed 4kg more to overtake her Ecuador […]
Luis Javier Mosquera moved into the top 10 of the Olympic rankings on a night of red lights and high drama at the Pan American Championships in Caracas, Venezuela. Julio Mayora’s noisy army of fans watched their home-nation hero fail three times to finish off a clean and jerk, leaving fellow Olympic silver medallist Mosquera […]
Josee Gallant made career-best numbers in claiming her first international victory at the Pan American Championships in Venezuela. The Canadian did it with the help of one of the biggest names in Bulgarian weightlifting. Gallant felt she needed to push harder in training. There is no tougher system than the Bulgarian Method, so Gallant decided […]
Ana Lopez overtook three Mexican team-mates and moved from nowhere to a strong position in the Olympic rankings when she won the women’s 49kg on the opening day of the Pan American Championships in Venezuela. In the extended list, which features four Mexicans, Lopez was 48th and last at this weight. Now she is ahead of […]