Competition Reports

The 2017 European Weightlifting Championships Andrew ‘Bud’ Charniga The 2017 European championships took place in the Croatian city of Split on the coast of the Adriatic. An excellent location with vibrant city center, excellent cuisine and great service. The highlight of the competition was the 217 kg world record snatch of Talakhadze Lasha (GEO). This […]

Europe vs Asia 2 69 kg Men Ismailov Daniyar (TUR) Charniga photos Europe Although the best lifter from Europe Ismayilov (TUR) made an excellent 155 snatch and a near miss with 161; overall the quality of lifting was poor. Most of the lifters of this class looked like they trained for snatch doing mostly high

Europe Vs Asia Andrew ‘Bud” Charniga The small town of Forde, Norway nestled in a valley surrounded by mountains was an idyllic setting for this championships. Forde arguably hosted one of the very best if not the best European championships ever in terms of the location, the organization and just wonderful hospitality. Everything required was

The Men 56 kg OM Yun Chol (PRK), WU Jingbiao (CHN), THACH KIM (VIE) OM Yun Chol (PRK) dropped very low, very explosively; hopping forward with a very fast 127. THACH KIM (VIE) the junior world record holder did a high pull and drop; missing 130. Hopping back, dropping very fast and low he just

The 2015 World Championships: Part I Andrew “Bud” Charniga The 2015 Senior World championships were held in Houston, Texas; the first time since 1978 when this event was staged in Gettysburg, PA. The Houston Sports Foundation provided arguably the best facility ever to host a world championships. The competition area in particular was especially well