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Ilya Ilyin Biggest Lifts, PEDs, and the Corruption in the IWF

Ilya Ilyin on Drugs in Sports, and the Corruption of the IWF

Not long before Ilya Ilyin announced his retirement from the sport of weightlifting due to the complications of Olympic qualification brought on by Covid-19, I was able to sit down with him and record an interview about his life. We spoke about his childhood and training process in part 1, and more in part 2 …

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Ilya Ilyin at the Kazakhstan Nationals 2019

Ilya Ilyin 170/”200″ at Kazakh Nationals

The contentious Ilya Ilyin competed today at the 2019 Kazakh National Championships in the -102 kg weight class, one class above the -96kg weight class in which he will compete next month at the 2019 Weightlifting World Championships in Thailand. Ilya has continued to progress in the snatch, consistently adding 5 kg from each previous …

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Kazakhstan weightlifter Arli Chontey snatching 120 kg at the 2018 Weightlifting World Championships

Kazakhstan Team for Asian Championships 2019

The national team for Kazakhstan has been announced for the 2019 Asian Weightlifting Championships April 18th to 28th. Learn more about the team and each athlete’s career and standings. M55 Arli Chontey Arli has already competed twice during the first Olympic qualification system. Once successfully, the other less so. At the 2018 World Championships Arli …

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Flag of Kazakhstan at the 2018 World Weghtlifting Championships

Kazakhstan to Beg IOC to Allow Them More 2020 Slots

InsideTheGames are reporting that Kazakhstan weightlifting officials will meet with representatives of the International Olympic Committee to ask them to allow additional Kazakh weightlifters to compete at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Kazakhstan is currently limited to a maximum of just one male and one female weightlifter in Tokyo due to their poor anti-doping record. See …

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Flag of Kazakhstan at the 2018 World Weghtlifting Championships

Kazakhstan Drops Challenge to Tokyo 2020 Qualification System

InsideTheGames has reported that the Kazakhstan Weightlifting Federation has agreed not to continue its opposition to the Olympic weightlifting qualification system introduced in 2018. It had been pursuing an appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. As we explain in our Tokyo 2020 Qualification Guide, the new system was partly designed to make it …

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Interview with Ilya Ilyin's training plan, coaching, and recovery

Ilya Ilyin Intervew with Yarkin Vyacheslav | Full Transcript

Ilya Ilyin is currently training in Sochi, Russia, alongside his teammate Nijat Rahimov in preparation for the 2019 Asian Weightlifting Championships. Alongside Ilya are as few of the Russian national team members including Yarkin Vyacheslav (- 81 kg), who famously snatched 170 kg weighing 76 kg aged 18. A few weeks ago Yarkin Vyacheslav spoke …

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