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Byline: RACHEL BRADY, Staff TOKYO -- Lead As Maude Charron pressed the 131-kilogram barbell above her head with all her might, locked her elbows, and steadied her legs, a euphoric [...]

Lead Canadian weightlifter Maude Charron of Rimouski, Que., competes in the snatch in the 64-kilogram category at the Pan American Games in Lima on Monday. Charron just missed the podium, [...]

Byline: GREGORY STRONG, THE CANADIAN PRESS LIMA -- Lead Boady Santavy seemed to gain more confidence and swagger with each lift Monday at the Lima Pan American Games. The 22-year-old [...]

Byline: NEIL DAVIDSON; THE CANADIAN PRESS GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA -- On a day of weightlifting high drama, Canadian Boady Santavy put on a record-breaking performance at the Commonwealth Games. But [...]

Byline: JAMES MIRTLE LONDON 2012 / CANADA ON THE PODIUM LONDON -- Moving across the country is challenging enough for your average Canadian. Doing so when you're an elite athlete [...]

Byline: JAMES MIRTLE LONDON 2012 / TRIPLE BRONZE / WOMEN'S 63 KILOGRAMS / WEIGHTLIFTING LONDON -- Christine Girard thought it was all happening again. The four-year wait. The agony and [...]

Byline: Allan Maki LONDON 2012 / PREVIEW London -- Annie Moniqui is an Olympic rookie with a veteran's assignment. The 22-year-old athlete from St-Hyacinthe, Que., will be competing Monday in [...]