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Canada’s Maude Charron, who won Olympic gold in Tokyo at 64 kilograms, is now set to compete in Paris in the 59-kg category. Beyond the weight loss, Charron will now have to go against Taiwan’s Hsing-Chun Kuo, who set an Olympic record at the last Games. CBC | Sports News
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Olympic champion Maude Charron headlines Canada’s weightlifting team at Paris Games
Gold medallist Maude Charron, of Rimouski, Que., will lead Canada’s two-person weightlifting team at the Paris Olympics. CBC | Sports News
Read More »2-time European weightlifting champion Pielieshenko killed in Ukraine war
Two-time European weightlifting champion Oleksandr Pielieshenko died on the front line in the war in Ukraine, the Ukrainian Olympic Committee said on Monday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Maude Charron smashes Canadian weightlifting mark to earn World Cup bronze
Canada’s Maude Charron is feeling strong with the Olympics approaching quickly. The Rimouski, Que., native smashed her Canadian record on Wednesday, lifting a total of 236 kilograms to win bronze in the women’s 59kg category at a World Cup event in Phuket, Thailand. CBC | Sports News
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