Crystal Palace weightlifters in last-chance Olympic saloon
24 May 2012, 6:58 am
This weekend is do or die time for Halil Zorba in his quest to make the Olympic Games, writes Graham Moody.

Budding young weightlifters given a boost
23 May 2012, 3:55 am
Two budding weightlifters have been given a helping hand with their sporting dreams to compete in Rio in 2016 thanks to Hackney Council’s Youth Sport Fund.

A setback for Monika
17 May 2012, 7:00 pm
For London, Indian weightlifters earned two quota places for London Olympics � one each in men's and women's section ' during the Asian championships.

Young weightlifters impress
16 May 2012, 3:16 pm
The 'Under 11 Years' Category was dominated by Rylee Borg and Blake Vassallo, it must be noted that in this category athletes are not assessed on the amount of weight lifted but rather on the quality of their technique.

S’wak set four-gold target for Sukma weightlifters
9 May 2012, 6:14 pm
KUCHING: Sukma weightlifters are advised to build up on their recent success at the Under-21 Sarawak Invitational Weightlifting Championship.The head of Sarawak Sukma contingent Datuk Lee Kim Shin revealed the state was targeting four gold medals in the weightlifting category.

Young Weston weightlifters pick up the pace
9 May 2012, 9:48 am
Three eighth-grade members of the Weston Weightlifting Club lifted personal-best weights during a practice meet April 27. Brian Fox (98 pounds) had a top snatch of 72 pounds; Wesley Mead (137 …

BACK UP SQUAD weightlifters HOPE TO LIFT COUNTRY'S MEDAL HOPES
9 May 2012, 4:10 am
KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 (Bernama) -- National back up squad weightlifters MohdFauzi Hasbulah and Mohd Syafiq Hussin hope to lift the country''s medal hopes atthe 2013 SEA Games in Myanmar. Weightlifting back up squad coach Hidayat Hamidon said based on theircapability, dedication and current form, Mohd Fauzi (62kg category) and MohdSyafiq (105kg category) who joined the back up squad early this year ...

All-Irelands are won by artists — not weightlifters
2 May 2012, 8:04 pm
The journalist Adharanand Finn was shocked at the conditions he discovered when he entered the training camp of one of the most successful distance runners in the world.

Braden River High School senior weightlifters qualify and place at finals, coach wraps up last season
29 April 2012, 10:45 pm
Braden River High School senior weightlifters qualify and place at finals, coach wraps up last season

Iran 85-kg weightlifters sweep gold, bronze Asian medals
29 April 2012, 3:14 pm
Two Iranian weightlifters have made a clean sweep of all the available gold and bronze medals in the 85 kg category in the 2012 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Pyeongtaek, South Korea.

Five from Odisha selected for Commonwealth Weightlifting - MoneyControl.com
24 May 2012, 10:15 am
Berhampur (Odisha), May 24 (PTI) Five weightlifters from Odisha, including three girls, have been selected to participate in the prestigious Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships (senior, junior and youth) to be held at Apia, Samoa from June ...

Crystal Palace weightlifters in last-chance Olympic saloon - wandsworthguardian.co.uk
24 May 2012, 6:40 am
This weekend is do or die time for Halil Zorba in his quest to make the Olympic Games, writes Graham Moody. The Crystal Palace-based weightlifter competes in the British championships on Saturday, which is the last chance for lifters to put their case ...

Weightlifting: Welsh trio face Olympic qualification D-day - WalesOnline
23 May 2012, 6:55 am
THE three Welsh weightlifters aiming to lift Olympic standards will have a final chance to lift big at the British Championships this weekend. GB performance lifters Gareth Evans and Natasha Perdue, along with Cardiff teenager Darius Jokarzadeh will take ...

Lack of Focus, Organization Hurts Athletes - thejakartaglobe.com
22 May 2012, 10:06 pm
Seventeen athletes — nine from badminton, six weightlifters, one fencer and one archer — have qualified for the London Games, about half of the Indonesian Olympic Committee’s (KOI) target of at least 30 qualifiers. KOI chairwoman Rita Subowo said on ...

Iranian junior weightlifters finish 3rd at Worlds - Tehran Times
19 May 2012, 10:28 am
Iran finished in third place at the World Junior Weightlifting Championships, which ended on Saturday in Antigua, Guatemala. The Iranian team won two gold medals, four silvers, and three bronze medals for 530 points. China finished in first place with 578 ...

Weightlifting: Leeds duo prove their weight in gold with titles - Yorkshire Evening Post
18 May 2012, 9:13 pm
Two Leeds weightlifters have been crowned national masters champions – with one now targeting world domination in Ukraine in September. Mark Wager, 46, and Nick Hall, 47, both took gold at the recent British Masters Weightlifting Championships in Hebden Bridge.

BOA rewards for athletes - The Daily Star
15 May 2012, 12:20 pm
The Bangladesh Olympic Association rewarded nine weightlifters and six taekwondo players yesterday. The nine weightlifters, six of them women and three men, won medals in the 1st South Asian Men's and Women's Weightlifting Championship held in Nepal ...

Doping scandal to haunt India for long - Deccan Herald
15 May 2012, 5:17 am
The weightlifters were expected to bring home a bagful of medals but it was the athletes who  outsmarted their much fancied rivals and won the nation a gold medal in the track and field after 42 years. To everybody's surprise it was the women's 4x400 ...

weightlifters' work was well worth it - Gulf News
13 May 2012, 11:54 am
Dubai: Last week's qualification of athletes for women's weightlifting for the 2012 London Olympics had one person heaving a huge sigh of relief. For that sigh was for the four years of relentless hard work that she had undergone in pruning a bunch of ...

Young Weston weightlifters pick up the pace - Portage Daily Register
9 May 2012, 9:14 am
Three eighth-grade members of the Weston Weightlifting Club lifted personal-best weights during a practice meet April 27. Brian Fox (98 pounds) had a top snatch of 72 pounds; Wesley Mead (137 pounds) set personal and club records with a 127-pound snatch ...