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I do not know what has gotten under the IWF's skin or the advent of video playback in the sport, but this is ridiculous the last several years. "There was corruption under Ajan, we have to show how serious and strict we are. Denying WRs means we are impartial." After 2017 the guiding prin...

As usual, it's impossible to find entries for the Asian Games. CHN announced their team yes, but PRK, KAZ, INA etc...

Team size is 8+8 yet everyone's spamming entries.

I just saw that Lopez COL snatched 182@88 because the PanAm fed thought the WR was 181... nope.
And this happened a few days ago in August, M88 was already obsolete at that point.

Professionals.

ATM, I think Pei and Yang Liuyue are equal for the total with Pei better in the c&j and Yang in the snatch. I can see the latter progressing to 115+140 at 61 while Pei seems maxed out at 250. Both Li WW and Zhou LL snatched 148. I think Li Yan is the only one to do (exactly) 150. I'd like to kno...

Liao Guifang did 127+161 @86
Li Yan snatched 150!

https://tv.cctv.com/2026/08/07/VIDEnJpI ... 0807.shtml

If these don't persist until at least 2040 I'm cancelling my subscription!!11

There's an Asian Games/WWC prep comp in China were:

Zhang Haiqin did 101WR/126/227WR @W53
Pei Xinyi did 111/140/251 @W61 (W63 WR was 254)

https://tv.cctv.com/2026/08/05/VIDESmkv ... 0805.shtml
https://tv.cctv.com/2026/08/06/VIDEgWuv ... 0806.shtml

The Central American Games will be held in August but list the old categories (page 14).
https://cms.jcc2026.org/wp-content/uplo ... v2-esp.pdf

Who could've seen this coming? (me)

Li Yan 145+178



Ouisal Ikhlef 130+169