Lithuanian weightlifter tests positive for doping again and might lose Olympic medal
Weightlifter Aurimas Disbaris Fails Doping Test Aurimas Disbaris, who snagged a bronze in weightlifting at the 2016 Rio Olympics, has reportedly tested positive for doping, as revealed by an international testing agency. This came to light on Thursday. The 34-year-old is among seven athletes from the 2016 Games found to have illicit substances in their […]
Trump mimics transgender weightlifter effortlessly lifting weights: ‘It’s surprising’
Trump Mocks Transgender Weightlifters at Republican Meeting During a recent policy meeting with House Republicans, former President Trump humorously mimicked a transgender weightlifter engaged in conversation with lawmakers. Trump, who is 79, criticized the participation of transgender women—those who were assigned male at birth but compete against biological women. He expressed frustration with what he […]
Italian weightlifter won Paris Olympics bronze while on trial for gang rape in Italy
An Italian Olympic weightlifter won a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Games while on trial for rape in his home country, according to new reports on Tuesday. Antonino Pizzolato finished third for Italy in the 81kg snatch, clean and jerk event this summer, but it was a 29-year-old Finnish tourist's journey to Sicily that […]
Weightlifter Emily Campbell couldn’t wait to leave Olympic Village
The accommodations for the more than 10,000 Olympic athletes who visited Paris were not exactly five-star hotels. British weightlifter Emily Campbell, a bronze medallist, was scathing about the sleeping conditions in the Olympic Village. “I can’t wait to sleep in my own bed,” Campbell told the BBC after the Olympics. “I know it sounds like […]
Ukrainian weightlifter Oleksandr Pielieshenko who competed in 2016 Olympics killed in war against Russia
A two-time European weightlifting champion who represented Ukraine at the 2016 Olympics was killed in action during the war with Russia, the Ukrainian Olympic Committee announced on Monday. In a post on Telegram, the commission said 30-year-old Oleksandr Pielyeshenko “died in the war with the enemy” on Sunday after joining the Ukrainian army near the […]
Trans weightlifter sparks outrage after winning national competition
A transgender weightlifter has sparked outrage after winning his first national title, defeating a woman who came in second place at a national championship by a total of 37 pounds. Vicki Piper, 57, placed first in both her women’s age and weight groups at the Masters National Championships in Reno, Nevada, earlier this month. Reported […]