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One of the leading bantamweights in the world, Hafiz Suleymanoglu (Khafiz Suleymanov) competed for Azerbaijan, USSR and Turkey. He managed to win the World Championship (1989), European Championships (1989, 1991, 1997) and USSR Championship...
One of the frequently asked questions about Olympic weightlifting sound like who was the first to lift 200kg. Or 210kg. Or 220kg. How about 230kg? 240? 250? 260? Most don’t ask about 270kg. So...
The 2017 IWF World Championships tournament is scheduled to be held in Anaheim, USA from November 27, 2017 t0 December 5, 2017. The Lift Up and our sub-publications continue the Go USA Weightlifting Marathon...
March 19, 1974, Yerevan, Armenia – 17-year old rising star of Bulgarian Olympic weightlifting Valentin Khristov competes at the 1974 Frienship Cup in Yerevan, Armenia. In his career as a junior weightlifter, Valentin Khristov...
The 2017 IWF World Championships tournament is scheduled to be held in Anaheim, USA from November 27, 2017 t0 December 5, 2017. With 20 days left to the opening, the Lift Up and our...
April 26, 1974, Tbilisi, Georgia – Legendary light heavyweight Vladimir Ryzhenkov and his coach Vladimir Pishkarev, both of Moscow Dynamo club, are celebrating their gold medals on the top of medal stand for the...
December 21, 1981, Donetsk, Ukraine – Alexander Pervy (1960-1985) smiles during the 1981 USSR Cup medal ceremony for the winners of the 82.5kg weight class in his hometown of Donetsk. 21-year old Alexander Pervy...
June 10, 1978 – 19-year old Bulgarian flyweight Anton Kodzhabashev competes in the snatch program of the European Championship in Havirov, Czechoslovakia. Kodzhabashev took the 4th place at the tournament with three world records...
The History in Color cover photo features this time one of best Soviet lightweights of the 1980s, Umar Edelkhanov cleaning 180kg load at the Izmaylovo Weightlifting Arena in Moscow. Born in 1964, Umar Edelkhanov...
October 28, 1975 – Legendary super heavyweight Vasily Alexeev of Team CCCP is being rubbed down with chalk powder by the Soviet Head Coach Igor Kudyukov before the competition at the Crystal Palace in...
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