The IWF has released the latest version of the anti-doping violation counts for nations since 2008. This sets restrictions on the maximum number of athletes these nations can qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. See our qualifying guide for more details. Nations with fewer than ten anti-doping violations since July 2008 can qualify a maximum …
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Alexander Varbanov is one of the greatest weightlifters of all-time, and I really mean that. His performance in the -75 kg weight class of 167.5/215/382.5 kg at the 1988 World Cup in Plovid is the 9th highest Sinclair ever of 485.78. Not only were his weightlifting abilities incredible, but so were the circumstances and situations …
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I am very excited to post this interview with Alexander Varbanov, one of the greatest weightlifters of all-time. Alexander Varbanov has the 9th highest Sinclair ever of 485.78 made up of a 167.5 kg snatch and a 215 kg clean and jerk at under 75 kg in body weight! He is without a doubt the …
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Bulgarian 73kg lifter Bozhidar Andreev lit up the 2019 European Championships with a spectacular 192 kg clean and jerk to take the gold medal and set new European senior records in the clean and jerk and total. This lift brings Andreev to within 4 kg of Shi Zhiyong’s world clean and jerk record, although that …
Last month Zlatan Vanev, one of the sport’s fiercest competitors, was a guest on the show ‘Code: Sport’ on TV+, a Bulgarian channel. Until now this interview has only been accessible to Bulgarian speakers, but thanks to our friend Aleksandar Angelov Weightlifting now has a full translation of the interview. Topics Zlatan’s rebel personality and …