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British International Open 2019
The British International Open 2019 (known as The Birds Eye British Championships for sponsorship reasons) was an IWF bronze level weightlifting event hosted at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry on the 7-9 June 2019. The competition was a qualifier for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and featured 71 athletes from over 20 nations. Schedule The following is the competition schedule for the British International Open competitions: Start times as listed on the official schedule Event summary Host nation Great Britain won the most medals with 13 and recorded a 1-2 finish in the Woman's 64kg class with Zoe Smith edging out Sarah Davies by just a single kilogram. China topped the gold medal tally with a total of 3. Four-times World Champion Ilya Ilyin made his second international start since returning from suspension and took silver in the Men's 96kg class. The group was won by Ukraine's Kyryl Pyrohov. Ilyin's Kazakhstan compatriot Denis Ulanov won gold in the Men's 81kg class. Medal t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricoh Arena
The Coventry Building Society Arena (often shortened to the CBS Arena or just simply Coventry Arena, and formerly known as the Ricoh Arena) is a complex in Coventry, England. It includes a 32,609-seater stadium which is currently home to football team, Championship club Coventry City F.C. along with facilities which include a exhibition hall, a hotel and a casino. The site is also home to Arena Park Shopping Centre, containing one of UK's largest Tesco Extra hypermarkets. Built on the site of the Foleshill gasworks, it is named after its sponsor, Coventry Building Society who entered into a ten-year sponsorship deal in 2021. For the 2012 Summer Olympics, where stadium naming sponsorship was forbidden, the stadium was known as the City of Coventry Stadium. Originally built as a replacement for Coventry City's Highfield Road ground, the stadium was initially owned and operated by Arena Coventry Limited (ACL), with Coventry City as tenants. ACL was owned jointly by Coventry City ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
