The Peruvian port city of Callao, 14km west of Lima, will host
the 10th University weightlifting World Cup, with 300 lifters from
32 nations and regions competing, the Peruvian Sports Agency said
on Wednesday.
Canada, Mexico, Japan, the US, Spain, Brazil, Ireland, China and
Hungary will all be represented.
Leading competitors include Colombia's Diego Salazar, the South
American champion and world championship medallist; Ecuador's
Eduardo Hidrovo, several-times South American champion; and Cuba's
Yoel Sotolongo, the current world champion.
"It is an honor for the Callao region to have the duty of
organizing the competition again after so many years," said Alex
Kouri, head of the Calloa Regional government, which is
joint-organizer of the contest.
"We have worked with all our might to show our best face. There
is a great deal of competition due to presence of world champions,"
he said.
Women will compete in the categories of 48kg, 53kg, 58kg, 75kg
and above 75kg, while men will do so in the 56kg, 69kg, 77kg, 94kg
and above 94kg.
The last time Callao hosted the tournament is 36 years ago. The
contest will last from Thursday to Sunday.
(Xinhua News Agency August 9, 2007)