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Russian’s Way to the Olympics

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Thanks to Anna for sending in this video of a Russian tv show called “The Way to the Olympics”. It has some footage from the men’s training camp in Taganrog (8:25) as well as the women’s training camp in Rouza (14:25). As always it would be great if anyone of you could sum up the […]

Julia Rohde Profile

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What’s a good opportunity to post something about Julia Rohde? That’s right any reason is a good one. In the short video below she talks about the usual stereotypes that come with being a weightlifter. She says most people think that female weightlifter are big, heavy and (giggles) ugly. But adds that in the lighter weight classes […]

Aurimas Didzbalis Tests Positive – Out of Olympics

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94kg Lithuanian powerhouse Aurimas Didzbalis lost his European silver medal. He failed a doping test, thus costing his country its only Olympic spot. In the statement, the Lithuanian weightlifting federation said that its international counterpart had on July 6 reported that a urine sample taken from the 21-year-old was found to contain a substance that exceeded […]

Clarence Kennedy Leinster Open Championships

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Clarence Kennedy competed in an Irish meet. The infamous Leinster Open. And he took some pretty gutsy attempts (regarding his training maxes). Good to see he can lift in front of crowds. Only problem is following himself in the C&J and thus not getting enough rest in between attempts. </strongpeopleproblems> Snatch: 145,150,152kg Clean & Jerk: […]