After two years of forced break due to corona, the 50th anniversary of the Meissen Cup took place on Saturday. This year’s winners were the German athlete Nico Müller and the British Emily Campbell.

On Saturday, October 1, after a two-year forced break due to corona, the 50th anniversary of the traditional competition “Meissen Cup” will take place. Max Lang and Scheila Meister will be taking part.

After the International Olympic Committee (IOC) banned weightlifting from the program for the 2028 Games in Los Angeles, the International Weightlifting Federation is seeking reforms. Now stricter doping rules are supposed to be another step to regain the confidence of the IOC.

This year’s CrossFit Games are in the books. Weightlifting Shop athlete Moritz Fiebig finished 36th in his debut on the big stage, took many learnings from the competition and is already motivated to attack again next year.

Wednesday is the day – Madison, Wisconsin, will host this year’s CrossFit Games from Aug. 3-7. Weightlifting Shop athlete Moritz Fiebig has also made the journey to the USA, where he will be the only German athlete to compete against the best in the world at the CrossFit Games.

At the International Women Weightlifting Grand Prix in Luxembourg the two Weightlifting Shop athletes Scheila Meister and Lena Tomkowiak showed strong performances. While Tomkowiak was rewarded with a new PR and the silver medal, the Swiss champion lifted a new national record in the clean and jerk.