Ivy Buzinhani Brustello made history last month as the youngest world champion in weightlifting. Brustello won three gold medals at the International Weightlifting Federation’s (IWF) Youth World Championships. She joined us to share more about her experience competing in weightliftingCBC with Sabrina MarandolaListen to the interviewNews Mar. 14, 2023 New IWF weigh-in procedureFeb. 26, 2023 Become a Beyond Lifting athleteJan. …
12-Year-Old Ivy-Marie Buzinhani Brustello Makes History with Historic Win at IWF Youth World Championships
Beyond Lifting Approved by the board of directors.EnglishFrançaisIn the world of sports, there are stories that inspire us, that give us chills, and that make us believe in the power of hard work and determination. Ivy-Marie Buzinhani Brustello’s journey to becoming a world champion is one of those stories. It all started when Ivy was just four years old and …
Durres, Day 1: 12-year-old Ivy takes gold for Canada to become weightlifting’s youngest ever world champion
Ivy Buzinhani Brustello made weightlifting history on the opening day of the 2023 IWF World Youth Championships in Durres, Albania when she won a world title at the age of 12 years 352 days.IWFRead the articleNews Mar. 14, 2023 New IWF weigh-in procedureFeb. 26, 2023 Become a Beyond Lifting athleteJan. 22, 2023 Guerriers Beyond Lifting club investing in the future …
The age of all dreams – Ivy
At 12 years and 352 days old, the majority of athletes are barely starting training and competing in the sport they love. Today, in Durres (ALB), Ivy Marie Buzinhani Brustello, from Canada, became the youngest-ever world champion in the history of the IWF, sweeping the three gold medals at stake in the women’s 40kg. In the snatch, the Canadian lifted …
China’s triple Olympic weightlifting champion Lu Xiaojun tests positive for EPO
Lu Xiaojun, one of the biggest names in weightlifting and one of only five athletes to have won three Olympic gold medals in the sport, has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for erythropoietin (EPO).Inside the gamesRead the articleLire l’articleNews Mar. 14, 2023 New IWF weigh-in procedureFeb. 26, 2023 Become a Beyond Lifting athleteJan. 22, 2023 Guerriers Beyond Lifting club …
La gestion du mental dans le haut niveau
About the AuthorBeyond LiftingApproved by the board of directors.FrançaisEnglishCe troisième épisode du “Mental de nos Champions” porte sur les Jeux Olympiques d’hiver de Pékin 2022, pendant lesquels Anaëlle Malherbe a aidé les athlète et le staff à faire face aux difficultés multiples posées par la grande rigueur des mesures anti-Covid chinoises. Lien directThis third episode of the “Mental de nos …
Maria au panaméricain
FrançaisEnglishMaria Elena Andras 67 kg à l’arraché 75 kg à l’épaulé-jeté Médaille de bronze à l’arraché ! Si Maria n’en était pas à sa première compétition internationale, c’était la première fois qu’elle avait l’opportunité de se mesurer à d’autres athlètes de haut niveau de son âge et de son niveau en Amérique. Grâce à une barre à 67 kg à …
Brayan, 10 ans de travail
FrançaisEnglishBrayan, champion panaméricain des moins de 15 ans avec un total de 232 kg (107 + 125) et deux records panaméricains ! C’est 2 médailles d’or (arraché et total) et une d’argent (épaulé-jeté) ! Bien que fils de deux athlètes de haut niveau, Abigail Guerrero et Ciro Ibanez, il est avant tout chose un exemple d’un travail constant et d’un …
Pat “Buff” Mendes – USA
EnglishFrançaisWho was Pat Mendes ? A young american athlete with big dreams who wanted to prove his worth, his determination and his strenght on the greatest weightlifting stage, the worlds and the olympics. But how to do it when every champion is a member of a corrupt federation promoting the use of drugs among all its weightlifters ? Compete at …