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Diary of a Weightlifter - New Weight Classes

By Thorin Gault 2025 World Championship in compete in the -89kg (196lbs) Now, with the IWF hoping
Las Vegas. class for the Canadian and to increase the number of
The topic of weight classes World Championship. While categories included at the
has become a bit of a joke in the weight loss did negatively Olympics, the new changes

the weightlifting world, with impact my totals, the strategic bring us back to eight
frequent changes happening move paid off with a silver categories. I will have the
in the last ten years. When I medal at the Worlds. choice to easily compete in the

started competing in 2012, As a result of the drug 98kg (216lbs) class or take a
I lifted in the -94kg class scandal (a long story itself), big jump to -110kg (242lbs),
(207lbs), sometimes bumping the International Olympic which is not a sustainable
up into the -105kg class Committee punished weight- weight for me. I also have a

(231lbs) when I wasn’t in lifting by only allowing five of small voice in the back of my
shape. I did make a run at the ten categories to compete
lifting in the -85kg class for medals at the Paris head whispering about another

(-187lbs), but did NOT quite Olympics. This left athletes weight cut to -88kg (194lbs),
make it! scrambling to either lose or but I figure that if I wait out
New Year’s resolution season,
In 2018, the IWF decided gain significant body weight

to move to ten weight classes to achieve their dreams. that voice will quickly pass!
he International for each gender. This was

TWeightlifting Federation likely due to a performance
(IWF) recently announced enhancing drug scandal that
changes to their body weight left them wanting to reset all
classes starting on June 1, world records.

2025. They are moving from With these new weight
ten weight classes each for classes I competed primarily
men and women, to eight each. in the -96kg (211lbs) class
Masters weightlifting has also but at times moved into the

announced that they will adopt -102kg (225lbs) class. In 2019
the new weight classes for the I lost significant weight to

Thom’s Trivia

Answers

Questions on page 21

A1 - Sergeant Dave McCracken ended his 25 year career with the Cornwall
Police.

A2 - The 401 Highway was needed, much to the chagrin of Highway #2
businesses.
A3 - The first ever Babe Ruth Baseball League in conjunction CMBA and
Bob Turners Recreation Committee.