Mr. Little Giant of the Flyweight
Naim Suleymanogly used to be called by the World media as the “Pocket Hercules“. Adam Gnatov of Lvov, Ukraine was 20+ years older than Naim and competed in a lighter weight class. If I...
Daily Archive: March 11, 2017
Blast From the Past
Vladimir Ryzhenkov wins a bronze medal in the light heavyweight class (82.5kg) at the 1972 USSR Championship in Tallinn. The Lift Up project expands its coverage of national and international tournament from Top 3...
Soviet Finest in Montreal (1976)
Valery Shary and David Rigert are ready to start their training session prior to the 1976 Olympics in Montreal. Shary and Rigert shared many things in common. Both were the finest and perhaps most...
