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Tham Nguyen
Tham "Thammy" Nguyen Gough (; ; , ; born 15 September 1996) is an Irish retired weightlifter and entrepreneur, known for being the first Irish weightlifter to win a senior medal at the European Weightlifting Championships. Emigrating from Vietnam at an early age, her family experienced hardships in Ireland to the extent of not being able to afford food for the week. She moved to different towns before settling in Clarehall, where she then found out about Olympic weightlifting in a gym. In her early weightlifting years, she competed at the European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships in 2015 as the first woman to represent Ireland at the competition. The same year, she competed at the World Weightlifting Championships, once again becoming the first Irish woman to represent the country in the championships. Eight years later, she competed at the 2023 European Weightlifting Championships, lifting 98 kilograms in the clean and jerk, earning the first bronze and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 World Weightlifting Championships
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The 2023 World Weightlifting Championships is an upcoming weightlifting competition scheduled to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in September 2023. The event serves as a mandatory event to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. The competition is expected to be held using two platforms instead of one. References World Weightlifting Championships World Championships Weightlifting Championships Weightlifting in Saudi Arabia Weightlifting World Weightlifting Championships Weightlifting Weightlifting generally refers to activities in which people lift Weight training#Equipment, weights, often in the form of dumbbells or barbells. People lift various kinds of weights for a variety of different reasons. These may include various t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FM104
FM104 is an independent local radio station broadcast across Dublin, Ireland, on the frequency 104.4 MHz. It is operated by Capital Radio Productions Limited (unconnected with, and not to be confused with, Capital Radio plc), and is a subsidiary of the Wireless Group, which itself is a subsidiary of News UK. The station broadcasts under a contract from the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. FM104 broadcasts from Macken House in Dublin's Docklands. History Capital Radio, as the station was originally called, was the first Independent Local Radio contractor to take to the air on 20 July 1989. The station was owned by a consortium of Irish media and entertainment figures and managed by Mike Hogan. Although initially moderately successful, following the launch of rival 98FM, the station consistently trailed in the ratings. In May 1991, the station relaunched as Rock 104; however, this was unsuccessful and in late 1991 it underwent a restructuring under new CEO Dermot Hanrahan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents ; the city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Tokyo serves as Japan's economic center and is the seat of both the Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. Originally a fishing village named Edo, the city became politically prominent in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over one million people. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was moved to Edo, which was renamed "Tokyo" (). Tokyo was devastate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony
The opening ceremony of the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 23 July 2021 at Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, and was formally opened by Emperor Naruhito. As mandated by the Olympic Charter, the proceedings combined the formal and ceremonial opening of this international sporting event, including welcoming speeches, hoisting of the flags and the parade of athletes, with an artistic spectacle to showcase the host nation's culture and history. The majority of the artistic spectacle was pre-recorded, with live segments performed with a small VIP audience and performers adhering to social distancing. The ceremony marked the 125th anniversary of the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens—the inaugural edition of the modern Olympic Games. The theme of the Olympic Ceremonies is ''Moving Forward'', referencing the global COVID-19 pandemic, with the opening ceremony theme being the Tokyo 2020 motto ''United by Emotion'', which the organizers intended to "reaffirm the role of sport and the val ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tham Nguyen At The 2023 World Weightlifting Championships
Tham is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Carl Tham (born 1939), Swedish politician *Hilary Tham (1946–2005), Malaysian-born American poet *Jason Tham, Indian dancer, choreographer and actor *Jennifer Tham (born 1962), Singaporean choir conductor and music pedagogue *Lottie Tham (born 1949), Swedish heiress and businesswoman *Michael Rudy Tham (1923?–1998), American boxer and trade unionist *Peter Tham (born 1948), Singaporean stockbroker *Vollrath Tham (1913–1995), Swedish Army officer See also * Tham script (Tai Tham / Lanna) *Thams Thams is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Christian Thams (1867–1948), Norwegian architect, industrialist, businessman and diplomat * Jacob Tullin Thams (1898–1954), Norwegian ski jumper and sailor *Marentius Thams (1836– ..., another surname * Carboprost {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Junior World Weightlifting Championships
The 2016 Junior World Weightlifting Championships were held in Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi, Georgia from 25 June to 2 July 2016. The competition was open to players aged 15–20 (born between 2001 and 1996).https://allsportdb.com/Events/2016-World-Junior-Weightlifting-Championships-4182 Medal table Ranking by Big (Total result) medals Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk) Medal summary Men Women References External linksResults Book {{Junior World Weightlifting Championships IWF Junior World Weightlifting Championships International sports competitions hosted by Georgia (country) Junior World Weightlifting Championships 2016 in Georgian sport Weightlifting in Georgia (country) Weightlifting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 European Weightlifting Championships
The 2016 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Førde, Norway from 10 April to 16 April 2016. Schedule Medal overview Men Women Results Men's 56 kg Men's 62 kg Men's 69 kg Men's 77 kg Men's 85 kg Men's 94 kg Men's 105 kg Men's +105 kg Women's 48 kg Women's 53 kg Women's 58 kg Women's 63 kg Women's 69 kg Women's 75 kg Women's +75 kg Medals tables Results including snatch and clean & jerk medals Total results Participating countries List of participating countries. In total, 340 (144 female, 196 male) athletes from 40 countries participated in this championships. External linksOfficial website {{European championships in 2016 European Weightlifting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 48 Kg
The women's 48 kilograms event at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships was held on 20 and 21 November 2015 in Houston, United States. Schedule Medalists Records * Nurcan Taylan's world record was rescinded in 2021. Results References External linksResults {{DEFAULTSORT:2015 World Weightlifting Championships - Women's 48 kg 2015 World Weightlifting Championships World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Examiner
The ''Irish Examiner'', formerly ''The Cork Examiner'' and then ''The Examiner'', is an Irish national daily newspaper which primarily circulates in the Munster region surrounding its base in Cork, though it is available throughout the country. History 19th and early 20th centuries The paper was founded by John Francis Maguire under the title ''The Cork Examiner'' in 1841 in support of the Catholic Emancipation and tenant rights work of Daniel O'Connell. Historical copies of ''The Cork Examiner'', dating back to 1841, are available to search and view in digitised form at the Irish Newspaper Archives website and British Newspaper Archive. During the Irish War of Independence and Irish Civil War, the ''Cork Examiner'' (along with other nationalist newspapers) was subject to censorship and suppression. At the time of the Spanish Civil War, the ''Cork Examiner'' reportedly took a strongly pro-Franco tone in its coverage of the conflict. As of the early to mid-20th century, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 World Weightlifting Championships
The 2015 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Houston, United States. The event took place from November 19 to 28, 2015. This event was, together with the 2014 World Weightlifting Championships, the first stage of the Qualification Process for the 2016 Summer Olympics. In September 2016 the championships won the 2016 SportsTravel Best Amateur Single-Sport Event of the Year, awarded for what SportsTravel Magazine described as "its superior organisation and spectator attendance, ndfor creating superior experience for competitors and spectators". Despite this accolade, ESPN would later speculate that these championships may have been "the public bottoming out for weightlifting". Before the event, the International Weightlifting Federation and the United States Anti-Doping Agency had a public conflict over which entity would perform drug testing. After an agreement was reached, the USADA, according to ESPN, "aggressively target-tested athletes from teams at high risk for d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Weightlifting Federation
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), headquartered in Lausanne, is the international governing body for the sport of Olympic weightlifting. The IWF was founded in 1905, and has 192 Member Federations. The IWF President is Mohammed Hasan Jalood of Iraq. Originally called the Fédération Haltérophile International (FHI), it changed its name to IWF between the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics. Controversies Doping in weightlifting was highlighted during the 2020 Olympic Games due to historic problems within the sport. Due to corruption, and the failure to establish significant reforms of the International Weightlifting Federation, citing the continued endemic corruption and widespread doping issues, the IOC is threatening to drop weightlifting entirely from the Olympics unless substantial reforms are made to the sport. Federations Its affiliated continental federations are: * Weightlifting Federation of Africa (WFA); * Asian Weightlifting Federation (AWF); * Euro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CrossFit
CrossFit is a branded fitness regimen that involves constantly varied functional movements performed at high intensity. The method was developed by Greg Glassman, who founded CrossFit with Lauren Jenai in 2000, with CrossFit its registered trademark. The company forms what has been described as the biggest fitness chain in the world, with around 12,000 affiliated gyms in over 150 countries as of 2022, under half of which are located in the United States. CrossFit is promoted as both a physical exercise philosophy and a competitive fitness sport, incorporating elements from high-intensity interval training, Olympic weightlifting, plyometrics, powerlifting, gymnastics, kettlebell lifting, calisthenics, strongman, and other exercises. It is practiced by members in CrossFit-affiliated gyms, and by individuals who complete daily workouts (otherwise known as "WODs" or "Workouts of the Day"). CrossFit has been criticized for causing more injuries than other sporting activities such a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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