Best of Olympic Weightlifting
Here's 18 year old Neisi Dajomes Barrera (69kg, Ecuador) squatting a super strong 160kg for four reps in the Junior Worlds training hall. You might remember her from the Pan Am Games where she got a silver medal. Update: She won the 69kg and is … [Continue reading]
After you saw her snatching up to 105kg in the training hall, here is 18 year old Ankhtsetseg Munkhjantsan (75kg, Mongolia) snatching 115 for a new competition PR. In the Clean & Jerk she went up to 138kg which gave her a 253kg total for … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in China... Shen Guowei (15 y/o, 62kg, China) squats 200kg for a double. He's not appeared on the international scene yet but perhaps we'll see him compete at the youth world championships in October. … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile at the 2016 Junior Worlds ... 19 year old Rim Un Sim won the 63kg with a 105kg Snatch and 135kg Clean and Jerk! Last year at Juniors Worlds she did 95/115 as a 58kg. Also, somebody please correct me if I'm wrong here, but I think … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile at the Junior Worlds... Yeison Lopez (Colombia) wins the 77kg class with a bang. He raised the snatch world record to 156kg from 155kg by Andranik Karapetya (Armenia). Then increased his own clean and jerk plus total world records by … [Continue reading]
Remember when the 2 Doctors were on location in Greece? Well, after endless hours of work and countless revisions, here is part one of their documentary series / interview series about Pyrros Dimas! More Parts in the Series: Part 2 The … [Continue reading]
When: 25th June - 2nd July Where: Tbilisi, Georgia Useful Links: Start List PDF Highlights, Schedule, Results, Recording Live Stream, Scoreboard Georgian Weightlifting Federation Junior Worlds Page Follow along: I’m @atginsta on … [Continue reading]
He has been one of the most impressive guys to watch in the 2016 Junior Worlds Training Hall so far. 17 year old Yeison Lopez (77kg, Colombia) Squatting 235kg x4! He also Snatched 150kg and Clean & Jerked 185kg in the past days here in … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Georgia ... Lasha Talakhadze went pretty heavy in yesterday's training sessions. The 22 year old worked up to 200kg in the Snatch. First he did two singles, then missed the double, and finished with another single. In his next … [Continue reading]