Update: Akkaev commented on his situation. Update: Dmitry Klokov is out too. Updates on the Akkaev rumors: So apparently Khadzhimurat Akkaev underwent a spinal surgery on Thursday, 2. August and is at risk of missing the Olympics. The report I found says something about cutting out a hernia. Any doctors here that can comment on the […]
Artem Ivanov Out with Knee Injury; Akkaev in Hospital?
Bad news for all Artem Ivanov fans. He is out. Unfortunately, Artem Ivanov, the leader of the Ukrainian weightlifting team, will not participate in the Olympic Games due to a serious knee injury. via This completely messes up my predictions. Well, way to go Ilya! In other “News”: Update: Reports are out saying that Akkaev underwent spinal surgery. […]
Final Russian Weightlifting Team for London Announced
So it is official now. Chigishev is not going to the Olympics. The last male ticket to the London Olympics was awarded to Apti Aukhadov. In their last training meet on July 6th he lifted 175 / 215 kg. Kireev lifted up 175 / 205 kg, Chen 155 / 182 kg. So the men’s team looks like […]
Daniel Koum & Ransom
In other news: Daniel Koum allegedly threatened to deliberately bomb out last weekend’s Oceania Weightlifting Championships in Samoa. If he didn’t receive the money, Koum is alleged to have threatened to deliberately perform poorly, which would have prevented any Australian male weight lifter competing at the 2012 games. […] To head off the move, coaches offered a […]
Weightlifting News: Galabin Boevski Sentenced to 9 years in Prison *Update:* Now Released
You may remember that Galabin Boevski was arrested with 9kg of cocaine. Now the verdict is in. Former Olympic weightlifting champion Galabin Boevski of Bulgaria was convicted of international drug trafficking and sentenced to nine years, four months in prison. Update 11.11.2013: All of a sudden he was released and returned to Bulgaria. (via) This […]
Bulgaria out of Worlds – Doping Control Violations
First news from the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships. The Bulgarian Team is not allowed to take part in this years competition. The ban follows violations of the regulations on doping control. The decision was made on September 14, 2010 by the Executive Committee of the World Weightlifing Federation and was confirmed after no measures were […]
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