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2019 IWF World Championships: Katherine Nye Wins Gold, Sets Junior World Record
Katherine Nye continued her impressive run at the IWF World Championships over the weekend. This is how all the action shook out. Nye took to the…
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Video: Lasha Talakhadze Crushes 286.5lb No Contact Snatch Triple
Lasha Talakhadze is looking to prepare for the IWF World Weightlifting Championships. Warming up for this, he is looking unbelievable. Talakhadze is one of the world’s…
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How To Watch: Stream 2019 IWF World Weightlifting Championship Online
The 2019 IWF World Weightlifting Championship takes place from September 18th-28th. This is how to watch all the action. The 2019 IWF (International Weightlifting Federation) World Weightlifting Championships…
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BREAKING: Iconic Weightlifting Coach Glenn Pendlay Dies, Age 48
Legendary weightlifting coach Glenn Pendlay lost his battle to cancer, and passed away on September 5th, 2019. He was just 48 years old at the time…
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VIDEO: Clarence Kennedy Nails Massive 230kg/507lb Clean!
Clarence Kennedy is a Irish weightlifter, well known on YouTube. However he demonstrated that he is more than a YouTube sensation with an incredible performance at…
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VIDEO: CJ Cummings Hits Unbelievable 205kg Walkout Overhead Squat!
CJ Cummings is one of the best -73kg weightlifters in this generation. He firmly cemented his place there, with an outstanding performance in the gym recently.…
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VIDEO: Eishiro Murakami Hits Unimaginable 805lb Squat And Walkout!
Eishiro Murakami Is one of Japan’s most impressive weightlifters. He added on to this legacy with an incredible squat that he landed in the gym this…
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Women’s Rights Activists Call For Stop To Transgender Weightlifting: ‘Defend Women’s Sport’
There has been a lot of debate in the weightlifting community, on the place of transgender athletes among their ranks. Now women’s rights activists are getting…
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VIDEO: 16-yo Jeremy Lalrinnunga Lifts More Than 2x His Body Weight!
There might be a new prodigy in the weightlifting world. Jeremy Lalrinnunga is only sixteen but is already making quite the name for himself. Lalrinnunga is…
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WATCH: Weighlifter Katherine Nye Hits 400lb Squat!
United States weightlifter Katherine Nye, is turning heads, leading into the Olympic season. Now, the multiple-time champion is pushing her own limits. Nye has been having…
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Transgender Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard Wins Gold At Pacific Games, Controversy Ensues
The issue of transgender athletes is a slippery slope, to say the least. Most recently, transgender weightlifter, Laurel Hubbard added to this topic of discussion. 2x…
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CJ Cummings Dominates To Win IWF Junior World Weightlifting Championship
The IWF Junior World Weightlifting Championships is underway currently (June 1-8) and CJ Cummings has already secured his fourth win in a row (2016-1019). Cummings dominated…
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USA Weightlifting Confirms Athletes To Participate In 2019 Pan American Games
The Pan American Games will take place in Lima Peru from July 26th-August 11th and we now know the names of the 10 athletes (Four men and…
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How to Watch The USA Weightlifting National Championships Live Stream
The games have officially begun today and you can watch the 2019 USA Weightlifting Weightlifting National Championships live from Graceland in Memphis Tennessee while cheering on…
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Alyssa Ritchey Wins Gold, Morghan King Gets Silver Medal At Pan American Championships
Team USA went into the Pan American Weightlifting Championships with a mission, and it showed as both found a spot on the podium after the first…
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How To Watch 2019 Pan American Championships Live Stream
It’s what we’ve all been waiting for… the US weightlifting team is taking the stage in Guatemala City, Guatemala from April 20-28th for a battle of…
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First Iranian Female Weightlifting Team To Compete At International Competition
It’s a first…seven young Iranian female weightlifters will compete at the Asian Championships in China and they’ll be joined by ten men from Iran to represent…
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Graphic: Weightlifter Breaks Arm While Attempting Clean Snatch
Gaelle Nayo Ketchanke, 30, had a freak accident at the European Weightlifting Championships in Batumi, Georgia when she attempted to lift 110kg/243lbs, which is her personal…
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Several Athletes Denied Participation In European Weightlifting Championships
Dozens of athletes are upset after being banned from the European weightlifting championships, and they might be justified toward what seems to be a flawed data…