Source: Lisa Wallace The Canadian Press, December 4, 2018 Christine Girard called it a victory for clean sport. The 33-year-old received her London 2012 Olympic gold and Beijing 2008 Olympic bronze medals on Monday in a much-anticipated ceremony for the now-retired weightlifter. “I’ve been waiting for this moment for a long time,” said an emotional Girard to the crowd… Continue reading Canadian weightlifter finally gets Olympic gold medal, 6 years after competition
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Giving a Lift
By The Prince Albert Daily Herald Staff, April 24, 2016 Inaugural P.A. weightlifting meet draws dozens of participants When Whitney Darchuk-Parenteau agreed to hold her first weightlifting competition at her new gym, she didn’t expect to end up hosting the province’s second-largest meet of the year. The Prince Albert Saskatchewan Weightlifting Association Open competition attracted… Continue reading Giving a Lift
VIDEO: Grandma aged 78 couldn’t get out of chair – now she deadlifts 225lb weights in the gym
Source: 60abc.com, April 5, 2016 This video of 78-year-old Shirley Webb lifting 225 pounds of weights in a gym has already been liked 75,500 times. Within two years, her weekly exercise routine switched from mowing the lawn in her house to lifting over 200lb weights. Shirley is from East Alton, Illinois. She decided to join… Continue reading VIDEO: Grandma aged 78 couldn’t get out of chair – now she deadlifts 225lb weights in the gym