In the Old Gym: The Snatch
I really loved my old gym. By today’s standards, it looked like dungeons. But we loved it. It was located in the basement of our old University building in Moscow. It was dusty and...
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Houston, I’ve got the world in my window
Houston, Apollo 11 . . . I’ve got the world in my window. – Michael Collins The 2015 IWF World Championship will be held in Houston, TX, USA in November 2015. From November 16...
In the Old Gym
While looking through our family old albums, I stumbled upon this old picture from our weightlifting gym in Russia. This is me lifting in the last trials before the Championship of Moscow. I am...
2015 Pan-American Games
Latest updates of our Lift Up project, include the results of 2015 Pan-American Games held in Toronto, Canada. Athletes from the 6 countries won Gold medals. 10 countries won medals. Colombia was the most...
Lift Up: Before and After
The Before and After series continues at Chidlovski Blog Chidlovski. It’s a blast from the past. Olympic weightlifting is a part of my story. Nowadays, it mostly about the history of this sport reflected...
Norbert Shemansky: Celebration of the 91st Birthday
World famous Olympian, Norbert Schemansky celebrated his 91st birthday in Livonia, MI. Norbert Schemansky is a legendary athlete. He is one of the best U.S. Olympic weightlifters ever to represent the country at the...
Mr. Schemansky Marathon Goes On
Just an update: Launched by our Lift Up project, the Norbert Schemansky Marathon goes on! For those who are not on top of the subject matter, legendary American weightlifter Norbert Schemansky will turn 91...
Norbert Schemansky Marathon. The Legend Turns 91.
On May 30, 2015, one of the greatest athletes in the history of Olympic weightlifting, Norbert Schemansky will turn 91. His family contacted us via the Lift Up project about the upcoming celebration and...
A Legend and a Myth
My father told me this story. I don’t know if it is a true story or not. So, here it goes like I heard it. Back in the 1960s, Fidel Castro often invited Soviet...
