Weightlifting

• Calgary teen sets ‘very impressive’ weightlifting world record

  Arash Mobarrezi, 14, is celebrating after setting a weightlifting world record for his age and weight class in April.

  Features

  Apr 26
  
• Local powerlifter brings home the hardware

  Higgins has family ties in Germany so they flew overseas before Aaron's competition to Fulda, where they stayed with relatives, then to Munich.

  Sports

  Jul 12, 2023
  
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• Olympic champion weightlifter Christine Girard named Pan Am Games chef de mission

  The 38-year-old from Rouyn-Noranda, Que., will lead the Canadian team into Santiago's Pan Am Games from Oct. 20 to Nov. 5.

  Canada

  Feb 16, 2023
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• Saskatoon teen Etta Love turning heads with record-breaking weightlifting

  The top-ranked U18 female weightlifter in the world, Etta Love trains in her Saskatoon garage with visions of World Championship and Olympic appearances at the senior level.

  Sports

  Dec 1, 2022
• Special Olympian excited for opportunity across the pond

  In 2023, Aaron Higgins will don the colours of Team Canada as he has cracked the squad for the 2023 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Berlin, Germany.

  Sports

  Nov 14, 2022
• South Okanagan powerlifter to compete at world championships

  Bronte Lauze, a 17-year-old from Penticton, has been turning heads since she began her powerlifting journey just last year.

  Sports

  Oct 28, 2022
• Canada’s Maude Charron earns weightlifting gold in Commonwealth Games record

  Maude Charron of Sainte-Luce, Que., won gold in the women's 64-kilogram weightlifting event on Monday as Canadians racked up six more medals at the games.

  Canada

  Aug 1, 2022
• Competitive teen dancer becomes nationally ranked weightlifter

  Young athletes are often encouraged to try as many sports as possible. For one Saskatoon teen, she's competing in two sports that seem like unlikely compliments.

  Sports

  Jul 10, 2022
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• Saskatchewan product Alexis Ashworth to represent Canada at the Commonwealth Games

  Alexis Ashworth, who grew up on a farm near Oungre, Sask., is one of eight Canadian females who will be representing their country in weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

  Sports

  May 27, 2022
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• Athletes with autism participate in weightlifting competition in Saskatoon

  The Saskatchewan Weightlifting Association is hoping to expand the adapted program to other communities such as Prince Albert and Regina in the future.

  Canada

  Apr 23, 2022