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Kianoush Rostami 220kg Clean and Jerk World Record

May 31, 2016 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile at the Fajr Cup IWF Grand Prix… Kianoush Rostami (85kg, Iran) finally nails his goal of holding the world records. He only made four attempts, passing the final one in each discipline and finished first with a 175kg snatch and a 220kg clean and jerk for a 395kg total. 170/175/—, 210/220/— کیانوش رستمی 220kg […]

Chingiz Mogushkov Training Hall 2016 Russian Weightlifting Championships

May 31, 2016 By Gregor Winter

Here is Chingiz Mogushkov with a couple of snatches in the training hall leading up to competition at Russian Championships.

Artem Okulov 168kg Snatch 2016 Russian Weightlifting Championships

May 30, 2016 By Gregor Winter

Here Artem Okulov‘s Snatches from the 2016 Russian Championships. 165, x168, 168 for first place in the snatch. More: Watch his 210kg Clean & Jerk here. Artem at the 2015 Russian Championships.

Ruslan Albegov 255kg Clean and Jerk 2016 Russian Weightlifting Championships

May 29, 2016 By Gregor Winter

Ruslan Albegov finished Russian Championships off with a 255kg Clean and Jerk Banger! He went 190, 200, x205 and 230, 245, 255kg. Update: Here are all Clean & Jerks in comparison.

2016 Russian Weightlifting Championships

May 24, 2016 By Gregor Winter

I am in Vladikavkaz for the 2016 Russian Championships, having trouble updating ATG over the hotel wifi. When: 24th – 29th May Where: Vladikavkaz, Russia Useful Links: Start List (PDF), Results Highlights, Schedule Live Stream, Recordings, Russian Federation News Contact Info: I’m @atginsta on Instagram, @allthingsgym on twitter, Snapchat (gregorwinter) & allthingsgym on YouTube. ATG Submit Page. Highlights Timur Naniev had […]

Kianoush Rostami (85kg) 220kg Clean & Jerk

May 23, 2016 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in Iran … Here is a 220kg Clean & Jerk by Kianoush Rostami (2kg above the current 85kg world record). The 22 year old is still filling the 85kg spot on the Iranian team (along with Rasoul Taghian now, who moved up from 77kg). 220kg is also a weight he has lifted at 85kg in competition before (Iranian […]

2016 Asian Weightlifting Championships Recordings

May 23, 2016 By Gregor Winter

The 2016 Asian Weightlifting Championships are upon us. When: 24-30 April Where: Tashkent, Uzbekistan Useful Links: Start List (PDF) Results Recordings Doping News 24.05.2016: Two lifters have tested positive for stanozolol, Sergei Dolgalev (+105kg, Kyrgyztan) & Rustam Khil Esmatullah (77kg, Afghanistan) (via iwf: 1, 2). Recordings W48kg A W53kg A W58kg A W63kg A W69kg A […]

Mohamed Ehab Interview

May 21, 2016 By Gregor Winter

Here is the interview I did with Mohamed Ehab while I visited him in Cairo for the ATG on Tour Series. It took place on on a Tuesday night after Mohamed had his massage done. We sat down for almost 4 hours (having dinner in between). Big thanks to Timour Belatbi who did the simultaneous […]

Zhang Wangli Fast Pulls Panda Pulls

May 18, 2016 By Gregor Winter

19 year old Asian Champion Zhang Wangli (66.25kg, China??) doing Fast Pulls / Snatch High Pulls / ?Panda Pulls in the 2016 Asian Championships Training Hall. More: Watch her 150kg Clean & Jerk at 65kg.