by liftingc | Aug 18, 2011 | Blog, Gallery
Mario Romero provided these pictures from my black belt exam that I took in 2005 (time flies!). Also are 2 video clips I extracted. I will update this post if I come across or decide to add other media from my TKD days. [Show as slideshow] Kick shield drill I had to...
by liftingc | Aug 16, 2011 | Blog, Press Coverage
The Women’s Sports Foundation is a non-profit organization, of whom WSF Senior Director of Advocacy, Nancy Hogshead-Makar, commented and advocated on my behalf before the IWF meetings. She is mentioned and gave comments in the MSNBC article by Kari Huus. They...
by liftingc | Aug 13, 2011 | Blog, Press Coverage
The Times Union published a well edited version of my blog post about Ramadan fasting & weightlifting. Below is a copy The secret strength of Ramadan BY KULSOOM ABDULLAH – Published 12:00 a.m., Saturday, August 13, 2011 I train during Ramadan. Not drinking...
by liftingc | Aug 10, 2011 | Blog, News & Updates
Georgia Games August 6, 2011 in Newnan, Georgia Newnan, Georgia is driving distance from Atlanta, about 40 miles, so this competition only required a one day trip; no flying, plane tickets, rental car or hotel, less logistics as opposed to trip to Senior...
by liftingc | Aug 4, 2011 | Blog, Non USA Press Coverage
An article published at CNN Turk, and direct link to the photo gallery, below is a copy of the article: CNN Türk Diğer Sporlar 04.08.2011 18:13:01 Halterde başörtüsü serbest bırakıldı »HABER »FOTOĞRAFLAR Uluslararası Halter Federasyonu (IWF) halter sporunda kadın...
by liftingc | Aug 2, 2011 | Blog
2013 Update: I have a Ramadan 2013 blog post here I have a post for 2012 here: http://www.liftingcovered.com/ramadan-2012-1433ah/ (This article over at Beliefnet.com here) Ramadan 1432/2011 is here (another good photo gallery). Thanks to President Obama for the shout...