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History in Color: August 29, 1972, Munich, Germany – 24-year old featherweight Norair Nurikyan of Team Bulgaria clean-and-jerks 157.5kg in the 60kg weight class at the 1972 Summer Olympics and becomes the first ever...
The time has come,’ the Walrus said, To talk of many things: Of shoes — and ships — and sealing-wax — Of cabbages — and kings — Lewis Carroll, The Walrus and the Carpenter...
With just a few days left to the upcoming 2019 World Championships in Thailand, here comes a sincere good luck happy lifting message from the Lift Up and myself. Of course, our focus is...
History in Color September 13, 1984, Varna, Bulgaria – 2x Olympic champion Norair Nurikyan assists 25-year old Anton Kodzhabashev of Team Bulgaria in the 60kg weight class at the 1984 Friendship Cup in Varna....
History in Color March 4, 1983, Odessa, Ukraine – 20-year old junior Yury Zakharevich of Dimitrovgrad, Russia sets a new world record (200kg snatch) in the in the 100kg weight class at the 1983...
History in Color: October 15, 1968, Mexico City, Mexico – Legendary lightweight Waldemar Baszanowski of Team Poland clean-and-jerks 167.5kg and wins a gold medal in the 67.5kg class at the 1968 Summer Olympics in...
History in Color: September 21, 1975, Moscow, Russia –The strongest middle heavyweights of the world lined up for the introduction of athletes in the 90kg weight class at the 1975 World Championships at the...
History in Color: Jacksonville, Florida, USA, 1960 – 16-year old local junior athele Joe Dube is pressing heavy in the backyard of his home in Jacksonville, FL. In a few years, Joe Dube developed...
History in Color: October 19, 1946, Paris, France – U.S. middleweight John Terpak clean-and-jerks 147.5kg and wins a silver medal at the 1946 World Championships in Paris. John Terpak wasn’t a stranger in the...
My first photo of the birds in Florida this year. This is white ibis and it is considered one of the most common birds to see in Florida. None of them reside in our...
We are really enjoying our cold Pepsi drinks in a new place. I drink mine down with a loud slurp. She looks at me with a smile: “What does it mean in Missouri?” It’s...
History in Color: March 18, 1973, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – 19-year Trendafil Stoichev of Asenovgrad, Bulgaria competes for Team Bulgaria in the 75kg weight class at the 1973 Friendship Cup in Tashkent. A month before...
Norair Nurikyan: Numero Uno For Bulgaria
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Good Luck and Happy Lifting in Pattaya, Thailand!
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Norbert Schemansky Marathon. The Legend Turns 91.
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