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Sad news came from Kazakhstan… Weightlifting champion, coach, world record holder, Dzhamal Panakhov died in Kokchetav, Kazakhstan. He was 65. Dzhamal Panakhov competed for the club of Dynamo, Kokchetav in Kazakhstan. His forte was...
January 29, 2020 – British Olympian and weightlifting champion of the 1970s, Brian Strange turns 66. Happy Birthday, Champ!
January 9, 2020 – Legend of Czech weightlifting, Karel Saitl died in Czech Republic. He was 95. Karel Saitl was an outstanding Czech lifter. He competed for Team Czechoslovakia at two Summer Olympics, won...
Sad news came from Plovdiv, Bulgaria. One of the Bulgarian weightlifting greats, Mincho Pashov passed away on November 15, 2019 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. He was 58. Mincho Pashov was one of the most impressive...
November 5, 2019 – Happy Birthday to Karel Saitl (Czech Republic)! 2x Olympian for Czechoslovakia, 15x national champion, medalist of World and European Championships turns 95 today!
With just a few days left to the upcoming 2019 World Championships in Thailand, here comes a sincere good luck happy lifting message from the Lift Up and myself. Of course, our focus is...
We are really enjoying our cold Pepsi drinks in a new place. I drink mine down with a loud slurp. She looks at me with a smile: “What does it mean in Missouri?” It’s...
Happy 60th Birthday to Anton Kodzhabashev! Our best wishes to brilliant world champion and world records breaker, one of the most memorable Bulgarian legends of the Abadzhiev’s era in Olympic weightlifting! Anton Kodzhabashev @...
Legendary Czech Olympic weightlifter, Olympian, stuntman and film/TV personality, Zdenek Srstka died on July 29, 2019. He was 83. Zdenek Srstka was a true celebrity in Czech Republic. In his on-camera career, he appeared...
Super Heavyweight Champions in Lima, 1971
16 Feb, 2020
16 Feb, 2020
Vasily Kolotov: Hunting For a World Record In Ulm
12 Feb, 2020
Unsung Heroes: Yury Rascheskin (USSR, Uzbekistan)
11 Feb, 2020
2 May, 2015
Norbert Schemansky Marathon. The Legend Turns 91.
12 May, 2015
28 Sep, 2015
1 May, 2016
1 May, 2017
