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Just a few snap shots made during a visit to Tampa Bay to see the Boston Bruins vs. Tampa Bay Lightning game at the Amalie Arena on March 27, 2024 to go catchy title...
Just a few snap shots made during a visit to Tampa Bay to see the Boston Bruins vs. Tampa Bay Lightning game at the Amalie Arena on March 27, 2024 to go catchy title...
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...
Wishing you a season filled with peace, joy, and beautiful weather. Happy Easter! Always remember—you’re somebunny special! Happy Easter!
February 15, 2024 – Great Olympic weightlifting champion, Joe Dube (USA) turns 80!!! Joe Dube is a true legend of American and world weightlifting. Competing for the United States, Joe became a World Champion...
History in Color: Charles “Chuck” Vinci (1933-2018), of Cleveland, Ohio, USA, was one of the greatest bantamweight athletes in the history of Olympc weightlifting. Vinci was the last U.S. weightlifter who won the Olympic...
History in Color@LiftUp: Feodosia, Ukraine, USSR, Summer 1977 – Lead USSR super heavyweights Vasily Alexeev (right) and Aslanbek Yenaldiev are preparing for the 1977 World Championships in Stuttgart. Vasily Alexeev (1942-2011) remains one of...
History in Color@Lift Up: Philadelphia, PA, USA, July 1947 – Weightlifting legends Joe Di Pietro and Peter George are enjoying a moment of a “strength and health” celebration at the 1947 World Championships in...
Alexander Kolodkov is definitely an unsung hero of Olympic weightlifting. When the international federation scheduled a sunset of an Olympic press lift after the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, there were number of outstanding...
History in Color: September 13, 1949, Paris, France– Olympic champion, bantamweight Joe Di Pietro of the Bates Barbell Club, New Jersey performs a cj lift during an exhibition meet of the U.S. weightlifting team...
History in Color: May 23, 1982, Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, USSR – 24-year old super heavyweight Anatoly Pisarenko of the Dynamo Club, Kiev is on his way to a new world record (258.5kg) while competing in...
History in Color@LiftUp: April 22, 1959, Leningrad, Russia, USSR – 23-year old heavyweight Yury Vlasov sets his first career set of World records competing in the 90+kg weight class at the 1959 Soviet Army...
History in Color: July 27, 1952, Helsinki, Finland – Heavyweight contenders receive their medals in the 90+kg weight class in the last day of the weightlifting tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics at the...