Azerbaijani weightlifter Boyanka Kostova is currently serving a suspension after a positive retest from the 2012 London Olympics, but that doesn’t mean the reigning 58kg World Champion and World Record holder has paused training. (An
It’s been a successful Olympics for Thai weightlifting, and two of their lifters dominated the women’s 58kg weight class. Sukanya Srisurat made all three of her snatches and ended with 110kg in that portion
In the culmination of many rumors circulating over the past month — and a statement from IWF President Dr. Tamas Ajan while visiting Iran for the Fajr Cup — the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has
Update: Along with Ilya Ilyin and other Olympic Champions from the London Olympics, Boyanka Kostova has been provisionally suspended from competition by the IWF. Kostova finishe 5th in London in the 58kg weight
For years, fans, athletes, and critics alike have wondered aloud if top CrossFitters would ever catch up to the ranks of world-class weightlifters. Now, a reigning CrossFit Games runner-up has qualified for the 2016 Rio
For as much that’s been discussed about the Bulgarian weightlifting system, there are hundreds of young impressionable lifters who have tried tackling it head on by maxing out their lifts daily and punching holes
The 2016 European Weightlifting Championships have come to an end. The event, held in Forde, Norway and organized by the European Weightlifting Federation, came to an end on April 16th. Just as notable
Could Boyanka Kostova win gold in Rio by power snatching? The answer is probably not (though power snatches were more than enough to earn her a third European Championship). But maybe! At the 2016
