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Mediterranean Games 1st day: Tunisian and Turkish weightlifter wins 2-2 gold medals

  The Tunisian weightlifter El Maoui Khalil  has given Tunisia 2 gold medals at the 2009 Pescara Mediterranean games held in the Italian city from June 26 through July 5, 2009. El Maoui Khalil came first in the 56 kg category in the snatch event, lifting 121 kg at the Pescara Sports Stadium during the first day of the competition. He later won his second gold medal by lifting 145 kg in the clean and jerk event. Both results are Mediterranean records. In 62 kg category Erol Belgin (Turkey) won gold in snatch by 138 kg (Mediterranean record). Results: http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ Photo by

All in white!

In April 2004 shortly before the Olympics in Athens Andre Rohde and Ivonne Heiden saw each other for the first time during a Bundesliga match in Berlin . Ivonne, German Champion gymnast (member of German team placed 3rd at Euro 2000) saw a live weightlifting competition for the first time in her life.In February 2005 Ivonne drove to Andre or better to say "Rudi" to see him. Two weeks later Rudi went to Berlin to visit his Ivonne, it was "love at third sight". "Rudi" (born 18.08. 1975 in Görlitz, Sachsen) was placed 11th in 105 kg (395kg) in 2004 Athens Olympic Games. In December 2005 Ivonne followed Rohde to Leimen. On 2 October 2006 at the World Championships in Santo Domingo during the first snatch (168 kg) "Rudi" suffered a serious injury. After the operation Rohde started his rehabilitation program and Ivonne fully supported him. For "Rudi"s perfect treatment Ivonne learnt a lot about weightlifting to understand "Rudi"s shoulder and arm problems better.In December 2007 at the German championships in Obrigheim at the closing ceremony Andre "Rudi" Rohde stepped on the stage with a bouquet of roses in his hand and asked for Ivonne's hand. They married in Berlin this June. A lot of celebrities of German sports life were present: Manfred Nerlinger, Detlef Blasche, Frank Schlizio, Peter Käks, Ingo Steinhoefel, Marc Huster, Axel Franz, Alexander Ober Kirsch, Martin Herberg, Christian Thomas, Michael Thomas, Nicole Trux, Catharina Grossmann, Lars Betke and European Championships swimmer Jens Kruppa. (Conny

Baltic Cup, 1. day

Weigthlifting Baltic Cup in Pori Finland 27.-28.6.2009  Results:  Women. 1) Ruth Kasirye Norway 291,051 sinclairpoints (total 236  kg, 106+130), 2) Mariete Gotfried Poland 252,450 p. (204 , 94+110), 3) Sabina Baginska Poland 227,221 p. (222, 100+122),4) Heidi Harju Finland 226,325 (182, 84+98), 5) Annika Berntsson Sweden 222,269 (192, 85+107), 6) Anna Everi Finland 213,337 (162, 72+90), 7) Madeleine Ahlner Sweden 186,914 (158, 70+88), 8) Jevgenia Alekseejeva Estonia 170,431 (135, 65+79), 9) Ave Bombul Estonia 146,091 (87, 35+52) Men 56 - 77 kg. 1) Johan Nyström Finland 390,896 p. (310, 137+173), 2) Mihails Semjonovs Latvia 371,247(279, 122+157), 3) Toni Lintula Finland 338,229 (235, 105+130), 4) Sergei Rumjantsev Estonia 327,056 (243, 113+130), 5) Adam Sarzynski Poland 326,986 (238, 100+138), 6) Yngve Apneseth Norway 325,519 (258, 117+141), 7) Steinar Kvame Norway 323,715 (258, 117+141), 8) Ain Pent Estonia 310,456 (245, 105+140),  9) Lukasz Wawrzeczko Poland 309,897 (235, 105+130) Teampoits: Finland 93, Poland 86, Estonia 75, Norway 67 Sweden 40, Latvia

To the memory of Stefan Polaczuk

Stefan POLACZUK, born on 14.12.1950 in Biała Podlaska. Graduated Academy of Physical Education in Biala Podlaska. Assistant of the first coach of senior national team 2005-2006. Coach of junior national team in 2007-2009. Club coach in Terespol 1978-2005. Outstanding weightlifting sportsman, who coached many top athletes of Poland, among others Adrian Zieliński and Tomasz Zieliński the medalists of 2009 World Junior Championships in Bucharest. Died after heroic fight with illness in the hospital just some days before junior world championships on 12th June

MOC to commemorate Olympic Day in Mzimba

Malawi Olympic Committee (MOC) will commemorate this year's Olympic Day in Mzimba on Saturday with a number of sporting activities. The Olympic Day is commemorated on June 23 every year worldwide among its 205 members including Malawi. It is the day which the modern Olympics were revived by Frenchman Pierre de Courbetin in 1894. A press release from MOC stated that the celebrations would be held at Chinkusa Ground with men and women football, volleyball, netball, gymnastics, weightlifting, table tennis, cycling race and the traditional and main event, 10km fun run. (BY PATRICK LUNDA)

Weightlifting exhibition in observance of Olympic Day

The Guyana Amateur Weightlifting Association (GAWA) in association with the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) will observe Olympic Day in Guyana with a weightlifting exhibition Saturday. Lifters such as Sean Cozier, who has represented this country in numerous international competitions, along with recently crowned Schoolboys and Novices best lifter Antoine Gordon and Orwayne Cozier amongst others will be demonstrating the various lifts in the exhibition. The observance will be under the theme "Discover the Olympic movement through weightlifting" a sport which has been a part of the modern Olympic games since the first games were held back in 1896. Lifters from Guyana participated in the Games and has been a part of same from 1948 to 1956, took a break in 1960, but returned in 1964 and ‘68 before taking another sabbatical and returning in 2004, with the best performance being that of Martin Dias who competed in the 1964 Olympic Games (56 kg, 8th place 100.0, 102.5, 132.5, total