Weightlifting

• Record-smashing powerlifter, 68, says she lives for the ‘clang’ of the weights

  On Thursday morning, 68-year-old Mava Brydges put the weight of a household refrigerator onto her back, lowered herself toward the floor and then stood up again.

  Canada

  Mar 13
  
• Teen world record-holder Etta Love chases Olympic weightlifting dream

  Writing her name in the record books with one of the biggest lifts in Canadian history, Saskatoon teen weightlifter Etta Love is pursuing her dream of the 2028 Olympics.

  Sports

  May 1, 2025
  
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• Canadian junior champion Schryer helping to put Saskatchewan weightlifting on the map

  Erica Schryer moved to Saskatoon to further her weightlifting training and that decision has led her to become a Canadian junior champion in the 64-kilogram division.

  Sports

  Sep 9, 2024
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• Calgary teen sets ‘very impressive’ weightlifting world record

  Arash Mobarrezi, 14, is celebrating after setting a weightlifting world record for his age and weight class in April.

  Features

  Apr 26, 2024
• Local powerlifter brings home the hardware

  Higgins has family ties in Germany so they flew overseas before Aaron's competition to Fulda, where they stayed with relatives, then to Munich.

  Sports

  Jul 12, 2023
• Olympic champion weightlifter Christine Girard named Pan Am Games chef de mission

  The 38-year-old from Rouyn-Noranda, Que., will lead the Canadian team into Santiago's Pan Am Games from Oct. 20 to Nov. 5.

  Canada

  Feb 16, 2023
• Saskatoon teen Etta Love turning heads with record-breaking weightlifting

  The top-ranked U18 female weightlifter in the world, Etta Love trains in her Saskatoon garage with visions of World Championship and Olympic appearances at the senior level.

  Sports

  Dec 1, 2022
• Special Olympian excited for opportunity across the pond

  In 2023, Aaron Higgins will don the colours of Team Canada as he has cracked the squad for the 2023 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Berlin, Germany.

  Sports

  Nov 14, 2022
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• South Okanagan powerlifter to compete at world championships

  Bronte Lauze, a 17-year-old from Penticton, has been turning heads since she began her powerlifting journey just last year.

  Sports

  Oct 28, 2022
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• Canada’s Maude Charron earns weightlifting gold in Commonwealth Games record

  Maude Charron of Sainte-Luce, Que., won gold in the women's 64-kilogram weightlifting event on Monday as Canadians racked up six more medals at the games.

  Canada

  Aug 1, 2022