World Championships
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The 2019 International All Round Weightlifting Association (IAWA) World Championships occurred on October 5th & 6th in Abilene, Kansas. Lifters from all over the World came to compete in this All Round Weightlifting Championships. Several lifters attended from England, as well a lifter from Ireland and a lifter from Australia. Local Abilene resident Al Myers served as the meet promoter for this Championships. Every year IAWA hosts a World Championships which features the best All Round Weightlifters in the organization. The location of this Championships rotates among all of the affiliated organizations. Last year the IAWA World Championships were held in Eastbourne, England. Several All Round lifts were contested over the two days. The lifts were the Reverse Curl, Snatch from Hang, One Hand Clean and Jerk, Thumbless Deadlift, Pullover and Push, Continental to the Belt, and the 2″ Bar Straddle Lift. The overall women’s best lifter was Elizabeth Skwarecki from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The overall men’s best lifter was Steve Sherwood, from England. Two local Abilene men competed in this event, LaVerne Myers and Brandon Rein. Both were crowned World Champions in their respective age and bodyweight classes. The next IAWA Championship will be the Gold Cup, which will occur in 1 month in Perth, Australia.
Group picture from the 2019 IAWA World Championships
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World Champs 2019 Day1 World Champs 2019 Day2 World Champs 2019 Both Days