Reports written by Andrew Charniga of international competitions such as the World weightlifting championships, the Asian championships; European championships; Asian Games; Junior world championships.
The 2022 Junior World Championships Andrew Charniga www.sportivnypress.com The enormous resort hotel for the meet headquarters is so new it does not appear on Google maps. Right on the beach with numerous swim pools between the hotel and the beach. A number of suites feature private walk out from room swim pools 7 meters x …
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Andrew Charniga www.sportivnypress.com 2021 World weightlifting championships Tashkent, Uzbekistan In a matter of days the entry list dropped from about 800 to just over 400; with several of the top teams missing. In some cases, adherence to the IWF stipulated protocols varied. However, they were strictly followed to make sure you have proper documentation from …
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Andrew Charniga www.sportivnypress.com The delayed for a year 2020 Olympics finally took place in Tokyo with an abbreviated field for various reasons. Unfortunately, some of the best lifters were unable to attend. DENG Wei (CHN) the single greatest female lifter of our times was left off team China because of injury. RIM Jong Sim (PKR) …
Andrew Charniga www.sportivnypress.com The 2021 Junior World Championships were staged in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from 05-23 – 05 -31, 2021 with all appropriate protocols suited to the current pandemic conditions. All in all, considering the current circumstances and the fact that the two strongest teams China and North Korea were absent; there were some impressive results …
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The 2021 Asian weightlifting championships were held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan under reasonable pandemic protocols to ensure the safety of all. Even though a lot of world records were exceeded at this competition the world records have been ‘watered’ down so much starting in 2018 that calculations have to be made in terms of mass lifted …