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Andranik Karapetyan 170kg Snatch

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Another Highlight from the 2016 Europeans … 20 year old Andranik Karapetyan (77kg, Armenia) snatching 170kg! It’s not often that you see a non-chinese 77kg snatch these weights. More: Andranik train in the 2015 Junior Worlds Training Hall. Lu Xiaojun Snatching the 176kg World Record.

Rebeka Koha 108kg Clean & Jerk 2016 European Weightlifting Championships

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Meanwhile at the 2016 European Championships… 17 year old Rebeka Koha (53kg, Latvia) Clean and Jerked 108kg to win two bronze medals (one in the total). Additionally winning a silver medal in the snatch with 90kg; she’s only ever missed 2 snatches in 18 international competitions, also holding the 53kg youth European record. Update: Here […]

2016 European Weightlifting Championships – Recordings

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The 2016 European Weightlifting Championships are upon us. As usual, this page will be updated with live streams and news throughout the competition. When: 10-16 April Where: Førde, Norway Useful Links: Start List (PDF), Results Highlights News Recordings add me on Snapchat (gregorwinter) for behind the scenes randomness Highlights 22 year old Lasha Talakhadze snatched 212kg for a […]

Deng Wei 149kg Clean and Jerk 264kg Total 2016 Chinese Weightlifting Championships

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Meanwhile in China… More records are being unofficially broken at the Chinese National Championships. Deng Wei (63kg) completely dominated the 63kg class with her opening attempts securing gold medals. She attempted to break the 117kg snatch world record by 1kg but unfortunately missed after briefly holding it overhead. However, she unofficially broke her own 146kg […]

Olga Zubova 180kg Jerk

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Meanwhile in Russia … Coach Vladimir Safonov has another gem from Olga Zubova’s past training. 180kg Jerk! Check out the Olga Zubova Category on ATG for her best lifts. Olga Zubova (75kg) and Vladimir Safonov, jerk 180kg!!! A video posted by VLADIMIR SAFONOV (@vladimir.safonov) on Apr 9, 2016 at 11:12am PDT