Wednesday, March 11, 2026
ADVT 
Sports

BC weightlifter qualified for World Masters Weightlifting Championships in Spain

Darpan News Desk, 14 Mar, 2018 04:58 PM
    Raghbir Singh Dhaliwal of Port Alberni, BC, competed at the 2018 BC Masters Championships and ranked number one.
     
     
    Dhaliwal also set a new Snatch, Clean and Jerk and Total BC Record. He lifted a total of 112 kg. He has qualified for the World Masters Weightlifting Championships in Spain in August.
     
     
    Dhaliwal is 65 years old and has been competing in the 69kg class for the last 40 years. He has won numerous BC Championships and placed 2nd at the North American Masters Games.
     
     
    He is looking forward to compete in Spain and hopes to bring Canada back a medal. He has given the local EMS club a place to train for the last 25 years and there have been several national champions and a few international level lifters out of the club.  

    MORE Sports ARTICLES

    Poulin, Wickenheiser Lead Canada Into Women's World Hockey Championships

    Poulin, Wickenheiser Lead Canada Into Women's World Hockey Championships
    Hockey Canada announced the host country's 23-player roster Monday for the tournament from March 28 to April 4 at the Sandman Centre.

    Poulin, Wickenheiser Lead Canada Into Women's World Hockey Championships

    Canucks Down Senators 5-3 To Snap Ottawa's Four-game Winning Streak

    Canucks Down Senators 5-3 To Snap Ottawa's Four-game Winning Streak
    VANCOUVER — A disastrous third period cost the Ottawa Senators dearly in their push for a playoff spot.

    Canucks Down Senators 5-3 To Snap Ottawa's Four-game Winning Streak

    Breastfeeding Arrangements Altered At Canadian Women's Curling Championship

    Breastfeeding Arrangements Altered At Canadian Women's Curling Championship
    Curlers who are nursing were either going to the players' lounge at a curling club a block away or had to find space near Revolution Place to breastfeed.

    Breastfeeding Arrangements Altered At Canadian Women's Curling Championship

    Kelly Olynyk Haunted By Canada's Olympic Qualifying Defeat To Venezuela

    Kelly Olynyk Haunted By Canada's Olympic Qualifying Defeat To Venezuela
    Canada was one game away from qualifying for the men's Olympic basketball tournament last September when disaster struck.

    Kelly Olynyk Haunted By Canada's Olympic Qualifying Defeat To Venezuela

    Vancouver Canucks Head Coach Willie Desjardins Points The Finger At Himself After Latest Loss

    Vancouver Canucks Head Coach Willie Desjardins Points The Finger At Himself After Latest Loss
    On the heels of Saturday's humiliating 5-2 defeat to the lowly Toronto Maple Leafs, the Canucks talked about needing to be a whole lot better on Monday against the Minnesota Wild.

    Vancouver Canucks Head Coach Willie Desjardins Points The Finger At Himself After Latest Loss

    John Torchetti A Winner In His Debut As Wild Down Canucks To Snap Eight-game Skid

    John Torchetti A Winner In His Debut As Wild Down Canucks To Snap Eight-game Skid
    VANCOUVER — A new voice and approach paid immediate dividends for the Minnesota Wild.

    John Torchetti A Winner In His Debut As Wild Down Canucks To Snap Eight-game Skid