110 Plus in 1980
It is really a blast from the past. Summer Olympics 1980 in Moscow. Pre-competition introduction of the super heavyweights. What a great lineup of the strongest men in the world in the 11o + kilos class!...
Tagged: Rio-2016
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...
Pepsi? Whisky? Bourbon? Smirnoff? Stoli?.. Aha, meldonium!?
Nah, Vasily Alexeev chooses a Black Tea! Where in the world is Rio de Janeiro?
Welcome to the IWF, Burundi!
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...
Triple Testing For Drug Usage In Russia
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...
Where in the World is Rio De Janeiro?
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...
No Dirty Athletes Go To Rio
“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...
Bye Bye Rio
“Where In the World Is Rio de Janeiro?” Looks like Team Russia might not be a part of 2016 Summer Olympics. “Where In the World Is Rio de Janeiro?” “Who cares?” answers Russia. For...
Football Scoring OnDemand
As the latest studies showed, the Russia vs. Wales has been doctored and misreported. The real score has been reinstated. As they say, and justice for all… Save
