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Ritvars Suharevs 154kg Snatch 2016 Youth Worlds

October 24, 2016 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile at Youth Worlds 2016 … 17 year old Ritvars Suharevs (78kg, Latvia) snatched a PR of 154kg, which was also the highest lift in the 85kg category. Unfortunately clean and jerks didn’t go as planned today. He went x176, x176, x178. More: His 180kg Clean & Jerk at Junior Worlds 2016 Ritvars training before Europeans 2016

Wei Yunban 156kg Clean & Jerk 2016 Youth Worlds

October 22, 2016 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile at Youth Worlds … 15 year old Wei Yunban (62kg, China) fighting hard to save his 156kg Clean & Jerk! This has to be one of the coolest jerk recovery fights in recent history. This lift won C&J gold. He got silver in the total with 120+156kg. 120kg Snatch (he missed 125 and 126 […]

2016 Chinese Fall Nationals Men 105kg Videos

October 21, 2016 By Gregor Winter

Now that the women’s Chinese Fall Nationals have completed the men’s division has started, they will be lifting from the 20-23rd October. Watch the Spring Nationals / Olympic qualifier here. 56kg: Li Fabin 130/151/281 Long Decheng 123/155/278 Wang Hao 128/145/273 69kg: Wu Chao 150/186/336 Huang Shiping 144/187/331 Yuan Chengfei 148/181/329 Liu Jiawen won the 85kg category with […]

DIMAS Part 4 – The Weight of Olympic Gold

October 20, 2016 By Gregor Winter

Here is part 4 of the DIMAS Series by The Two Doctors! This segment centers around one common, yet very important aspect in any athlete’s life: Luck! Watch the Other Parts: Part 1 The Lion (Cub) of Himara Part 2 The Right System at the Right Time. Part 3 The Right People at the Right […]

Song Huibing 140kg Clean & Jerks 2016 Youth Worlds Training Hall

October 19, 2016 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in Malaysia at Youth Worlds … Just a quick training hall highlight, since that is all I have time for here at the moment while doing stuff for the IWF. 17 year old Song Huibing 140kg Clean and Jerks 140kg a couple of times! She also snatched 115kg the day before. So expect her […]

2016 Youth World Weightlifting Championships – Yeison Lopez 160kg, 191kg Youth World Record

October 18, 2016 By Gregor Winter

This is the resource page for the 2016 Youth Worlds. I will be keeping it updated with training hall videos, so keep an eye out for those. Where: Penang, Malaysia When: 20-25th October Useful Links Start List, Results Highlights Recordings News Next Sessions Tuesday 25th 10:00 – M94kg A 12:30 – W+69kg A 15:00 – […]

Tian Tao 245kg x2 Front Squat

October 15, 2016 By Gregor Winter

From the 2014 Worlds Training Hall … Tian Tao (85kg) Front Squatting 245kg for a double! More: Team China Training Video.

Dmitry Klokov 210kg Push Press

October 15, 2016 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in Russia … Dmitry Klokov Push Pressed 210kg (after hitting 200kg for a double)!

2016 Chinese Fall Nationals Women Updated with 69kg & 75kg

October 14, 2016 By Gregor Winter

It’s time for the Chinese Fall Nationals. Watch the Spring Nationals / Olympic qualifier here. The women compete 13-16th October. Men’s competition is 20-23rd October. Thanks to wlift84 for being on top of his game with uploads, so we don’t have to wade through CCTV5’s streams. Even without their super stars (I assume there won’t […]