Competition Reports

  2018 WWC report Andrew Charniga Sportivnypress.com RIM Un Sim (PRK). Charniga photo. The 2018 WWC were staged on the Olympic complex of the capitol of Turkmenistan Ashgabat. The return of the nine countries banned from competing swelled the entries to over six hundred and dramatically raised the level of competitiveness of all the weight […]

Andrew Charniga 56 kg Class  Om Yun – chol (PRK) 287; Thach Kim Tuan (VIE) 280;  Surahmat Wijoyo (INA) 272 OM (PRK) started with 127; a very explosive, hop forward, fast lift. Thach Kim Tuan (VIE) pulled 128 alright but lost his balance in the low squat. His repeat with the same weight; very easy

Andrew Charniga The weightlifting competition of the 2018 Asian Games took place in Jakarta, Indonesia August 20 – 27, 2018. Since the weightlifting was part of the Games program the competition was held at the huge Jakarta International Expo center along with boxing and gymnastics. The training area was conveniently located in the adjoining hall.

The 2017 World Weightlifting Championships Andrew ‘Bud’ Charniga Elbakh Fares Ibrahim (QAT). Charniga photo. The 2017 World Championships were held at the convention center in Anaheim, California. The venue was similar to that of the 2015 version in Houston. However, unlike the 2015 WWC the loss of 10 of the top countries plus other no

The 2017 European Championships: The Men Andrew ‘Bud’ Charniga 56 kg Scarantino Mirco (ITA) 266, Dudoglo Yuri (MDA) 261, Ciotoiu Constantin (ROU) 242 Ciotoiu Constantin (ROU) jumped forward about 8 cm to fix 108. He took another big hop forward to make 111 on his 2nd. Dudoglo Yuri (MDA) dropped fast under 114; before dropping