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Tali Darsigny Name, Age, Weightclass?  Tali Darsigny, 19 years old. I've been competing in the 58 kg class up to date but I am now in transition to compete as a 63 kg. I will compete as a 63 kg at FISU Games.  Where do you train now (club and coach)? I train at La Machine Rouge Club in St-Hyacinthe, Québec. My coach is my dad,  Yvan Darsigny.   How did you get introduced to weightlifting and when did you start? My two parents did weightlifting. My dad, Yvan darsigny, represented Canada at the Olympic Games in 1984 and 1992. My mom, Kim Barré, participated...

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Gabriel Dagenais Name, Age, Weightclass? My name is Gabriel Dagenais, I am 19 year's old and I'm in the 94kg (under) class.Where do you train now (club and coach)?I train at the Machine Rouge (Red Machin) club since 2014 with my coach Yvan Darsigny. How did you get introduced to weightlifting and when did you start?I started weightlifting when I was 13 year's old, only 2 days per week and it's my dad than introduced meHow long have you been training, do you have previous sport or training backgrounds?I do sport since the age of 5 year's old. I did a...

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Name, Age, Weight-class? My name is Amanda Braddock, I’m 28 and compete in the -48kg category. Where do you train currently?I’ve trained since my very first day with Sabaria Weightlifting. We now train out of a facility in Oakville called Radix Performance Centre. Coached by Steve Sandor, who is the father of Canadian Olympian and long time National Record holder, Akos Sandor. How did you get introduced to weightlifting, how long and when did you start?I was introduced to weightlifting in 2011 during my last year of university at U of T, at 22 years old. I had started doing bodyweight training on my...

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Name, Age, Weight-class? I’m Maggie Cumetti and I’m 22 years old. I’m competing in the 63kg weight category.Where do you train currently?I train at Club Gros-Bill in Laprairie.How did you get introduced to weightlifting, how long and when did you start?Back in 2010 when I was in High School at La Magdeleine, Weightlifting was an class option we could choose instead of Arts, Dance or Theatre, which weren’t my type at all. At first, I started lifting for fun, but I ended up doing Provincial competitions and it became a passion quickly.When was your first weightlifting competition, what did you...

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Name, Age, Weight-class? Maxim Lebrun, 25 years old , 94kgWhere do you train currently?Crossfit Levis Weightlifting ClubHow did you get introduced to weightlifting, how long and when did you start?I was introduced to weightlifting when I started crossfit 3 years ago, actually weightlifting was my favourite part in every workout. After 1 year of crossfit I decided to switch to weightlifting! I was a 85kg at this time and one of my friends told me I should try to compete in weightlifting because I’ve got the standard to go to the national! When was your first weightlifting competition, what did...

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