Three finals, three overall champions from different countries. The fourth day of the Pan-American Championships, taking place in Bariloche (ARG) consecrated Angie Palacios Dajome (ECU) in the women’s 71kg, Keydomar Vallenilla Sanchez (VEN) in the men’s 89kg, and Meredith Alwine (USA) in the women’s 76kg. The Ecuadorean star was the best in snatch, lifting […]
Less than two months after the terrible tragedy that affected the country, Turkey is determined to show in Durres (ALB) that whatever catastrophic the circumstances may be, there is always room for hope. At the end of the sixth day of competition at the IWF World Youth Championships, the Turkish delegation has already 14 medals […]
An athlete and a retired coach with an age difference of 60 years represented the past and future health of Italian weightlifting on day six of the IWF World Youth Championships in Durres, Albania. In his second international competition Simone Abati (ITA) went up 15kg in body weight and 78kg in performance to finish second […]
Local fans had good reasons to celebrate the third day of the Pan-American Championships, taking place in Bariloche, as Argentinean Tatiana Ullua shone in the women’s 64kg, taking the gold medals at stake. In the snatch, Ullua lifted 92kg, followed by a 111kg effort in the clean and jerk and a winning total of 203kg. […]
After the conclusion of the fifth day and 14th event at the IWF World Youth Championships in Durres, Turkmenistan is the second most medalled country in Albania, with a total of 10 awards, six of them gold. The Philippines are the actual leaders of the medal chart, with 12 podium presences (including seven victories). The […]