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Pan American/Ibero-American and USA Nationals Weightlifting Championships

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  • Jun 4, 2009 at 5:00am to Jun 7, 2009 at 1:00pm
  • Location: UIC Forum at the University of Illinois at Chicago
  • Latest Activity: Feb 26, 2021

Pan-American, Ibero-American, USA National Weightlifting Championships taking place in Chicago June 4-7. World Sport Chicago partnered with the Pan-American Weightlifting Federation to bring Olympic, World and Pan-American champions to Chicago for the events. Athletes from Argentina, Barbados, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, the United States and Venezuela will compete for the Pan-Am, Ibero and US National titles. Past events have had over 170 participants, and this is the first time to be held in Chicago. This is an opportunity for you to help us show the International Olympic Committee the ethnic and cultural diversity along with our love for sport as well as help us welcome the athletes, spectators and guest who will be arriving in Chicago. For a complete list of participants and competition schedule, http://www.worldsportchicago.org/weightlifting-championships.aspx Results and photos will be posted to the website daily.

About World Sport Chicago World Sport Chicago (WSC) is an Illinois not-for-profit working to enhance the image, awareness and participation in Olympic sports across Chicago and to extend Chicago's international outreach through and for sport and youth. Focused on promoting the development of recreational and competitive sport to the area's youth, WSC works closely with Chicago 2016 and Chicago's 2016's Athlete Advisory Counsel (AAC) to provide sport expertise and athlete insight to the execution of these sporting events. WSC intends to aid Chicago in developing a sustainable, international sporting legacy as a real agent of social change for the city. William Scherr, an Olympic medalist in wrestling, is chairman of the board and Scott Myers serves as the executive director.
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