Competition Reports

The 2010 World Weightlifting Championships Andew Charniga, Jr. Sportivvny Press© 2010   The 2010 world weightlifting championships were held in Antalya, Turkey from September 17 to 27. This was the second time this competition has been staged in this city. The first was in 2001. Since it was the first of the two major qualification […]

The 2009 Chinese National Games Weightlifting Andrew Charniga, Jr. Sportivnypress© The 2009 Chinese National Games weightlifting competitions were held from October 17 – 27, 2009 in the city of Jinan, Shandong Province, China. These games have been modeled after the Spartakiade of the old Soviet Union. It is an Olympics of China with teams from

Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy The 2008 European Weightlifting Championships April 13 – 20, 2008 Andrew Charniga, Jr. Sportivny Press© The 2008 European Championships took place in the resort town of Lignano-Sabbiadoro, Italy on the grounds of the Ge Tur sport complex. There were an unusually large number of athletes participating. This event is a continental championships;

The 2008 Olympic Games: Beijing China August 9 – 19, 2008 Andrew Charniga, Jr. Sportivny Press© Part II Outstanding Performances of the Chinese Women The outstanding performances of the Chinese women was the subject of much speculation and, as already mentioned, sour grapes. A report in the Russian press, “The Chinese are super doping,” listed

The 2008 Olympic Games: Beijing China August 9 – 19, 2008 Andrew Charniga, Jr. Sportivny Press©   CHEN (PRC) 48 kg has injured thigh taped before warmup. Charniga photo The Venue The venue for the weightlifting competition of the 2008 Beijing was the Beijing Aeronautics and Astronomics University. The gymnasium where the competition took place