Weightlifting 2018 Discussion Thread

[dcro 10,210]

I guess Turkmenistan will have several pop-up medals.

[Wumo 3,004]

This could be Belgium's chance to win their first gold medal at a WCH. 

[Quasit 865]

China purposely want to start in the lowest group or what?

[dcro 10,210]

1 minute ago, wumo26 said:

This could be Belgium's chance to win their first gold medal at a WCH. 

 

Cool. I guess we can ignore the fact that her entry weight is lower than the entry of -55kg athlete.

[MHSN 3,645]

Just now, Quasit said:

China purposely want to start in the lowest group or what?

 

this Entry list doesn't matter. nothing at all. they will apply their "real" entry record one day before the competition in general meeting.

[heywoodu 15,253]

1 minute ago, MHSN said:

 

this Entry list doesn't matter. nothing at all. they will apply their "real" entry record one day before the competition in general meeting.

I guess it matters mostly in the sense that we now mostly know who will compete, or not even that?  

[MHSN 3,645]

Just now, heywoodu said:

I guess it matters mostly in the sense that we now mostly know who will compete, or not even that?  

 

oh yes. I mean the entry record doesn't matter. the list matters actually they can't add a new name to the list (or at least it will be very hard) but this list is not final for example there are 3 Iranians listed at 96kg. obviously only 2 of them will partcipiate

 

very weak team from Iran. we just lost all of our World medalists for different reasons. I think only Moradi and Hashemi are medal favorites here

[dcro 10,210]

Although, knowing Turkmenistan, Toychyyeva will eat the Belgian for supper. Probably a safe gold for them, unless some considerably better athletes switches weight...

[Quasit 865]

9 minutes ago, dcro said:

Although, knowing Turkmenistan, Toychyyeva will eat the Belgian for supper. Probably a safe gold for them, unless some considerably better athletes switches weight...

Weird to see only 5 entries in Women's -81kg when there are 20+ in -87kg and +87kg but yeah, I will take these entry lists with a pinch of salt.

Edited October 19, 2018 by Quasit

[dcro 10,210]

1 minute ago, Quasit said:

Weird to see only 5 entries in Women's -81kg when there are 20+ in -87kg and +87kg but yeah, I will take these entry lists with a pinch of salt.

 

Probably -81kg is non-Olympic weight? Goes to show how unnecessary they are.