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	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - SPORTS
		The apparent simplicity of lifting the barbell from the ground and over the head in one or two movements is deceiving.
		However, kilo per kilo, the lightest weightlifter is often the strongest.
		Men’s weightlifting was on the programme of the first modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896.
	www.olympic.org /uk/sports/programme/index_uk.asp?SportCode=WL (139 words)

	Weightlifting - MSN Encarta
		Weightlifting, sport based on the lifting of a series of progressively heavier metal weights, which are generally encased in rubber.
		As a competitive sport, weightlifting is popular internationally, notably in the United States, the countries of the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), Germany, Romania, Poland, Finland, Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria, China, and Cuba.
		The sport of weightlifting is organized worldwide by the International Weightlifting Federation and in the United States by USA Weightlifting (USAW).
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761564101/Weightlifting.html (495 words)

	Virtual Library of Sport - Bodybuilding, boxing etc
		Surprisingly, while the top ancient Greek weightlifters were held in high esteem and evidence exists that weightlifting competitions occurred, the sport was not included in the ancient Olympic games.
		Weightlifting was dropped from the Olympics in 1900, returned in 1904 and 1906 and then was dropped again.
		The 1928 Olympics are considered the year that present day weightlifting was born as three lifts became the standard by which competitions were judged: the clean and jerk, snatch, and press.
	sportsvl.com /rest/weightlifting.htm (662 words)

	Weightlifting - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Weightlifting is a sport where competitors attempt to lift heavy weights mounted on steel bars, the execution of which is a combination of power and technique.
		Weightlifting can be an awe-inspiring spectator sport, as competitors expend massive psychological and physical efforts to lift weights over twice their own body weight.
		From the 1950s to the 1980s many successful elite weightlifters were from the USSR and parts of eastern Europe, including Bulgaria and Romania.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Weightlifting (975 words)

	Weightlifting Encyclopedia -- Recommendations and Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Weightlifting is a sport where competitors attempt to lift heavy weights mounted on steel bars.
		Weightlifting contests have been common since ancient times (and were apparently included in the ancient Greek Olympics), and were a part of the original Olympic Games in 1896.
		Women's weightlifting began in the 1980s and was added to the Olympic program in 2000.
	www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/170/weightlifting-encyclopedia.html (608 words)

	World Weightlifting Championships \| Olympic Weightlifting \| Pictures \| History \| Records (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Weightlifting became an event at the first modern Olympics in 1896 and the World Weightlifting Championships have been held every year since 1891.
		The Snatch is a one-motion lift from the floor to an overhead position, with the lifter catching the barbell in a squat position.
		Olympic weightlifting under proper supervision with good techniques, is a great way for kids to build muscle strength, endurance, flexibility and good fitness habits.
	www.kidzworld.com /article/3986-olympic-weightlifting (400 words)

	Weightlifting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		There are two lifts in the weightlifting competition: the snatch and the clean-and-jerk.
		Weightlifting formed part of the programme at the first Olympic Games of modern times in 1896 coming under the category of Athletics.
		Since the first Games, weightlifting has changed significantly with the one-hand and two-handed lifts becoming replaced by the snatch and the clean-and-jerk.
	www.olympics.org.uk /sports/summer/weightlifting.asp (366 words)

	European Weightlifting Championships 2003
		The European Weightlifting Championships have a great importance, for the European Federation and for World Weightlifting in general, while for the Hellenic Weightlifting Federation, Greek Sports and the Loutraki-Perahora Municipality it constitutes a big organizational goal.
		The 82nd European Weightlifting Championship for men and the 16th European Weightlifting Championship for women, taking place in the city of Loutraki, is an event that best confirms the contribution of the city to Sports.
		Confident that Greek sports, and weightlifting in particular, will be able to excel in all events to come, especially in the 2004 Olympics, on behalf of all of us at National Bank of Greece please accept my most sincere wishes for success.
	www.weightlifting.gr /loutraki2003/organisation.html (1521 words)

	Frequently Asked Questions About Weightlifting And/
		Weightlifting is primarily a test of strength and power (power is a factor in this sport because being able to move a heavy barbell relatively rapidly is as important as pure strength).
		Weightlifting is the most competitive test of strength and power in the world and that is why weightlifters are the strongest and most powerful athletes in the world.
		The sport of weightlifting began to test for performance enhancing drugs as early as the late 1960's (when amphetamines was the focus) and testing for the use of anabolic steroids began in the mid 1970's.
	www.wlinfo.com /frequent.htm (6967 words)

	maltasport.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Malta Weightlifting Federation last month had the opportunity to participate and be part of the New Weightlifting Confederation which was established in Bari, Italy.
		David Saliba, Malta Weightlifting Federation general secretary was the first national delegate that visited the new IWF Headquarters in Budapest, Hungary.
		Weightlifters from the Malta Weightlifting Federation will set off to England on Thursday to participate in the London International Championships, which will be held this Saturday.
	www.maltasport.com /Weightlifting (247 words)

	Bodybuilding.com - Josh Henkin - Weightlifting 101
		Weightlifting is the sport we most see in the Olympics.
		Weightlifting has a lower incidence of injury than recreational lifting, tennis, track & field, and many other popular sports (1).
		Weightlifters have been shown to suffer an injury every 166,000 hours of training.
	www.bodybuilding.com /fun/henkin21.htm (1217 words)

	Weightlifting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		If you were to do only one weightlifting program for the legs at all, this would be the one for you.
		I see way too many people in the gym with a lot of weight doing partials or having their weightlifting partners curling the squat bar up for them just so they can say that they are doing a lot of weight.
		There are numerous other back weightlifting that you can do but I believe that these four are the most effective to help build a balanced back.
	www.build4life.com /weightlifting.html (2984 words)

	WEIGHTLIFTING (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Lifters from traditional weightlifting countries, Turkey and Greece, are expected to dominate the competition, with Turkey stronger in lighter weight divisions and Greece favored in the heavier classes.
		Weightlifting was not included inthe program for Paris in 1900, but returned to the Olympic arena in St Louis in 1904.
		Two weightlifters will be vying in Atlanta to become the first from their sport to join the select band of Olympic athletes who have won the same event at three Olympic Games in succession.
	abc.net.au /olympics_1996/weightli.htm (2064 words)

	Amazon.com: Weightlifting: Music: The Trash Can Sinatras (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This is a record founded on earnestness and sky-parting melodies, as the driving, anthemic "Welcome Back" makes clear: it's a song of survival from a quintet that has fought tenaciously to sustain a career while keeping its quaint musical ethos intact.
		Weightlifting may not be the group's masterpiece--that would be its previous album, 1996's A Happy Pocket--but this is far and away the Sinatras' most accessible album, their most carefully crafted, their prettiest.
		There isn't a single throwaway tune in the whole masterpiece--sure, masterpiece--of "Weightlifting." Organic and believable, from beginning to end this is a lesson in potency, understatement, and the craft of aural architecture.
	www.amazon.com /Weightlifting-Trash-Can-Sinatras/dp/B0002T7YFI (1017 words)

	Olympic Weightlifting - Cougars Olympic Weightlifting Club
		As a result of hard yakka from QAWLA stalwarts such as Maurie Carmichael and his boys, Bill Gadsby and Bob Henderson' plus a few new iron game recruits and Mike, the ablutions block was transformed into a weights gym and the QAWLA had a training and administration headquarters for the first time in its history.
		Weightlifting equipment was provided from the QAWLA (including barbells and weights used at the Melbourne 1956 Olympic Games) and via donations by the Keelan's which included two olympic sets purchased at a bargain price (from '82 Games equipment sales).
		It became evident that a weightlifting club at the top of a building was not a smart idea and so we had no option but to look around for yet another new premise.
	www.qwa.org /qwaclubs/cougars (1022 words)

	Weightlifting: More than a Muscle Builder
		Weightlifting is one of, if not the best methods of relieving stress accumulated throughout the day.
		Although most people reserve weightlifting for huge, steroid doused bodybuilders and football players, it can be and is a hobby of people of all ages, races, and physical condition.
		It is the number one exercise for burning fat, obviously it is the best way for building muscle, it lessens the risk of injury by strengthening tendons and bones, in addition it improves your overall health by raising your metabolism and improving your circulation.
	www.becomehappy.com /weightlifting.htm (1175 words)

	Olympic Weightlifting Events, Athletes, Bios, Pictures, News
		Weightlifting is a sport that shows more than technical ability.
		Olympic records and just about any link to weightlifting information anywhere in the world is listed here.
		There is also a section of links to places that sell weightlifting equipment for you to explore if you get inspired by watching the competitions.
	www.chiff.com /olympics/olympics-weightlifting.htm (393 words)

	Trash Can Sinatras: Weightlifting (2004): Reviews
		Weightlifting isn't unusually exceptional; it simply keeps the chain of magnificence unbroken.
		The Trashcans toil on their songs, and at times, it shows -- but all it takes is the 4:10 melodic blizzard of "All the Dark Horses" to sum up what all that sweat was about: birthing pure bliss.
		Weightlifting settles into an alternately joyful and reflective string of smart, gentle pop songs that should have fans of The Smiths and/or Crowded House waxing weepily nostalgic.
	www.metacritic.com /music/artists/trashcansinatras/weightlifting (465 words)

	Doha 2006 - Weightlifting
		Weightlifting is an intense sport, since competitors draw on all their mental and physical strength to lift massive weights, often more than twice their own body weight.
		Competitors aim to lift a weighted bar above the head and hold it under control until signalled by the referee to replace it on the platform.
		Weightlifting is split into two separate lifts - the snatch, and the clean and jerk.
	www.doha-2006.com /gis/menuroot/sports/Weightlifting.aspx (219 words)

	Weightlifting helpful for cancer survivors - - MSNBC.com
		ATLANTA - Weightlifting appears to improve breast cancer survivors’ outlook on life, suggests one of the first studies to scientifically measure the effects of such exercise.
		About 80 percent of women who took up twice-a-week weight-training saw improved scores on a quality-of-life survey, researchers said, in a study to be published in an upcoming issue of the journal Cancer.
		It appears the weightlifting helped them regain a feeling of control of their bodies, researchers said.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/12034957 (429 words)

	List of Issues Concerning Weightlifting in Prisons
		Many weightlifting programs are funded by money generated by offenders (commissary store funds, canteen funds, vending machines, long distance telephone income, and recreation fees), not by tax dollars.
		If weightlifting were banned, somewhat similar results could be obtained from lifting everything from law books, to beds, to other inmates, to their own body-weight in calisthenics.
		Weightlifting has a unique appeal to certain individuals, who are not interested in other fitness activities.
	www.strengthtech.com /correct/issues/listing/listing.htm (1248 words)

	The Russian Weightlifting Library
		The yearbooks are compilations of scholarly articles on weightlifting Technique, planning and evaluation of training, nutrition, restoration, new training devices and much more.
		Each yearbook is different, the latest text does not out-date the material in the previous, because new articles appear each year from different authors and the "new" does not mean previous material is incorrect.
		The general weightlifting texts of group 2 present an overview of the weightlifting training experience.
	www.dynamic-eleiko.com /sportivny/library/rwl.htm (470 words)

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		The Iraqi weightlifter who defected at the Atlanta Olympics said Thursday his gesture was a protest against ''the oppression of the Iraqi people'' by Saddam Hussein's regime.
		The 14th weightlifter to win two Olympic golds, Kakhiashvilis, of Greece, set records for the clean-and-jerk (518 pounds) and total lift (925 3/4 pounds).
		Two months after a girlfriend's confession led to the lifting of his lifetime ban from the sport, weightlifter Aleksey Petrov of Russia is an Olympic gold medalist.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/olympics/owt/owt.htm (1802 words)

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