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By Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D.

04/11/2004 08:04:36 AM
Tavakoli Injured, Jaber Wins Supers at the Asian Weightlifting Championships
Almaty, Kazakhstan - For those of us who were close to the platform, the popping sound might as well have been an explosion, and in the next instant Hossein Tavakoli (Iran) collapsed on the platform in tremendous pain.
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04/10/2004 11:04:49 PM
Tang (China) Cleans 182.5 kg But Misses The Jerk!
Almaty, Kazakhstan - Showing that the future of women's weightlifting is now, Tang Gonghong (China) cleaned 182.5 kg on her third attempt today at the Asian Weightlifting Championships, but she missed the jerk.
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04/10/2004 09:04:06 AM
It's All Akhmetov (KAZ) at the Asian Weightlifting Championships
Almaty, Kazakhstan - The men's 94-kg category was another big one at the Asian Weightlifting Championships today for host country Kazakhstan, as Bakhytbek Akhmetov won all three golds, and his teammate Andrey Makarov picked up a pair of silvers.
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04/10/2004 04:04:47 AM
Khromova (KAZ) Power Snatches a World Record at the Asian Weightlifting Championships
Almaty, Kazakhstan - Displaying her raw power, Kazakhstan's Tatyana Khromova destroyed the women's 75-kg category world record in the snatch today at the Asian Weightlifting Championships.
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04/09/2004 09:04:48 PM
Iranian Weightlifting Stars Eying Athens
Almaty, Kazakhstan - With the Olympic games rapidly approaching, the powerful Iranian weightlifting team, which won two gold medals in Sydney, is focused on achieving its best results.
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