Past Perfect?
Nothing can be really perfect unless it happens in our dreams. I think Kanybek Osmonaliev was the closest athlete to perfection in my weightlifting years back in the old years. Truly inspirational figure for me, Osmonaliev...
Nothing can be really perfect unless it happens in our dreams. I think Kanybek Osmonaliev was the closest athlete to perfection in my weightlifting years back in the old years. Truly inspirational figure for me, Osmonaliev...
Nah, Vasily Alexeev chooses a Black Tea! Where in the world is Rio de Janeiro?
Burundi was ratified as 192nd IWF Member Federation by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Congress. When I was a kid in Russia, I collected stamps. First time I heard about Burundi was through its colorful...
Russian Minister of Sports Vitaly Mutko became world famous when he read mysteriuos “From de botom ov mai hart” written for his acceptance speech for hosting FIFA World Cup in Russia in 2018. It...
Olympic Games Count Down – 38 days left till the Summer Olympics will start in Rio? Is Russia going to be at the Olympics? Russian President as usual looks good. But chances for Russia...
“Only clean athletes should be able to compete” International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) The national weightlifting teams of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus could be banned from the Summer Olympics for anti-doping violations. The International Weightlifting...
Hajo Seppelt is a German journalist of ARD/WDR Deutsches Fernsehen and German TV. For many years, Mr. Seppelt has been researching doping and corruption in sports and managed to uncover many big doping scandals in the history of sports. His latest documentaries were...
Legend of U.S. and world Olympic weightlifting, Tommy Kono died at 85 in Honolulu, HI. Tommy Kono needs no special introduction for those who follow the Iron Game and the Olympics. He won gold...
2016 European Weightlifting Championship came to an end in Norway. In the light of recent meldonium related scandals in the world of Olympic sports, it was interesting how it will affect performance of the...
Obviously, Sir Peter Paul Rubens had no clue. He did his paintings in the 1600s. No meldonium. No WADA. No specially designed drugs. Eat. Drink. Enjoy being big. What did the models of his...