Weightlifting 2022 Discussion Thread

[JoshMartini007 2,864]

Yeah, I don't think the IOC will be satisfied...

[MHSN 3,813]

These guys are unbelievable

 

https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1124985/weightlifting-election-wrong-result

 

 

[PetrC. 2]

It looked like some external French company was handling the election. It semmed they never organized a vote before, honestly. An amateur hour.

 

Right after the election, I thought the chances of weightlifting being dropped from Paris 2024 increased quite a lot.

 

With Urso eventually beating Quinonez by one vote in the online run-off for Secretary General, and the top 3 officials being Jaloud, Urso, and Papandrea, I think the outcome is eventually closer to what IOC probably wanted to see. I think IWF might get the final final chance.

[Grassmarket 4,305]

16 minutes ago, PetrC. said:

It looked like some external French company was handling the election. It semmed they never organized a vote before, honestly. An amateur hour.

 

Right after the election, I thought the chances of weightlifting being dropped from Paris 2024 increased quite a lot.

 

With Urso eventually beating Quinonez by one vote in the online run-off for Secretary General, and the top 3 officials being Jaloud, Urso, and Papandrea, I think the outcome is eventually closer to what IOC probably wanted to see. I think IWF might get the final final chance.

I do think, if you want a conspiracy theory, that the IOC seem to spend a lot of time promoting Powerlifting recently, so if they drop the IWF from the Games, they’ve got a ready-made replacement on hand.

[MHSN 3,813]

43 minutes ago, PetrC. said:

It looked like some external French company was handling the election. It semmed they never organized a vote before, honestly. An amateur hour.

 

Right after the election, I thought the chances of weightlifting being dropped from Paris 2024 increased quite a lot.

 

With Urso eventually beating Quinonez by one vote in the online run-off for Secretary General, and the top 3 officials being Jaloud, Urso, and Papandrea, I think the outcome is eventually closer to what IOC probably wanted to see. I think IWF might get the final final chance.

I didn't know IOC is OKish with Jaloud, I thought they consider him part of Ajan's team. good to know at least there is a chance for one of the oldest Olympic sports to survive.

Thanks and good to see you back

[intoronto 6,911]

Pan AM Championships start book

Canada will be sending a B team, as the A team will be at the Commonwealth Games.

[Griff88 2,021]

 

 

I attended medal reallocation ceremony of Citra Febrianti today, who waited 10 years for her medal...

Edited September 18, 2022 by Griff88

[Makedonas 2,263]

In the end we are competing at the European Junior and Under-23 Championships despite this:

https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1127661/dimas-weightlifting-dope

 

No surprise that Albania still hates Dimas, their government discriminated against the Greek minority for decades and deny their existence and then get angry when they choose to win medals for Greece instead of Albania...

[MHSN 3,813]

After years of hard work, the great nation of Bahrain finally managed to win its first ever major medal in weightlifting

 

proud Bahrainian Lesman Paredes won gold at the Asian Championship in Manama. another proud Bahrainian Gor Minasyan is expected to win the 2nd gold tomorrow.

 

 

[Bearas 628]

8 minutes ago, MHSN said:

After years of hard work, the great nation of Bahrain finally managed to win its first ever major medal in weightlifting

 

proud Bahrainian Lesman Paredes won gold at the Asian Championship in Manama. another proud Bahrainian Gor Minasyan is expected to win the 2nd gold tomorrow.

 

 

I wonder if any of these Bahrainians ever visited Bahrain before this championships.