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For some reason, I was expecting higher totals in the 53kg category.
This is good news for our Celine Delia, who posted a 205kg total in the 55kg category back in 2025. She also has a shot at qualification (I’m less convinced about Giulia Imperio’s chances, though—she seems to be quite far behind).

I don’t think I fully grasp the change regarding the VPT. Will there be 3 platform referees and 7 members of an Adjudication Panel (consisting of 4 jury members and 3 other referees?)? At the end of a lift, all 10 of them cast a vote. Let’s assume the lift is ruled valid by the platform referees. If...

We’re Italian: we have good food, a beautiful sea, and beautiful girls! XD Jokes aside, I had high hopes for the continuation of a cycle that, evidently, seems to have already come to an end. The political and sporting future of the Federation is highly uncertain. Another thing: reading Fleming's po...

Wow, the end of the Italian weightlifting supremacy XD

An interesting thing: look at the likes on the Instagram posts reporting the news. The names of several current and former national team athletes appear.

In my opinion, whether he turns out to be guilty or innocent, it's a sign that things aren't all rosy there.

I wonder how the Italian Olympic Committee feels about it. Sexual assault and other sex crimes are treated very lightly in Italy and many other countries, and there are many cases that are swept under the rug. I half agree with this statement of yours. It's true that some cases aren't prosecuted, b...

https://www.ansa.it/english/news/general_news/2026/07/06/olympic-weightlifter-pizzolato-convicted-of-gang-rape-of-tourist_9650642e-c40e-480c-9a2e-8d0de1d305f0.html Nino convicted of rape. Given the nature of what was at the time an accusation, his participation at the Paris Olympics and winning of ...

It is difficult to make specific criticisms without knowledge of the training and competition management process. The only thing that can be said is that something isn't working. Sometimes the attempt selection looks highly optimistic, sometimes the athletes bomb on what appears to be fairly reason...

What is the general feeling of the Italian Coaches regarding the Corbu brothers methods?? Good question. It depends a bit on the level of the coaches: the less experienced coaches are usually very fascinated by the Italian system. The more experienced ones, on the other hand, tend to be quite criti...

strapping wrote: ↑Thu Apr 23, 2026 11:23 pm
Ficco 6/6 is a welcome surprise

Ficco doesn't train in Rome, coincidence?