Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy

The championships were held at Lignano Sabbiadoro a seaside summer resort. The championships were in April before the town explodes for the summer months. Getting there was reasonably easy Victoria, Vancouver, Frankfurt, Venice, train to Latisana, bus to Lignano Sabbiadoro and Bobs your uncle you're at the championships.

 

The Venue

I'm no expert, but this venue was the right size. The configuration and proximity of the warmup area was also good. As a photographer camera views were good from almost every angle and seat.

Entrance to competition hall Inside venue The Press room

Slide show of European Championships 2008

   
 
Move
Avdalyan BLR 69kg
  • Avdalyan BLR 69kg
    The winner shows her gymnastic talent
  • Avdalyan BLR
  • Berestov RUS 105kg
    Hobbles off the stage as his coach David Rigert runs to the platform to catch him. An incredible do or die 3rd attempt with 220kg after 2 misses.
  • Berestov RUS 105kg
  • Berestov RUS 105kg
  • Berestov RUS 105kg
  • Berestov RUS 105kg
  • Chigishev RUS supers
  • Cholakov BUL supers
  • Demanov RUS 94kg
  • Gevorgyan ARM 94kg
    Weighing a light 90.84kg BW he snatched 176 kg to win silver, after missing an opener with 170kg!
  • Jordalen NOR 69kg
    The combination of beauty and strength
  • Kolecki POL 94kg
    A perennial medalist at the Europeans and Worlds. He won the 2008 Europeans.
  • Kolev BUL 94kg
    bombed in snatch
  • Two major players in Super category
  • Martirosyan ARM 69kg
    Set JR WR in snatch, CJ and total
  • Matam FRA 85kg
  • Minasidis CYP 69kg
    good squat jerk technique
  • Ndicka FRA 62kg
  • Perepechanov 77g RUS
    made 3 snatches ending with 164kg
  • Petrosyan RUS 62kg
  • Piliyev URK 94kg
    he just missed this 216kg lifting in B group. He won a bronze in the CJ withj 212kg.
  • Polovnikov RUS 85kg
  • Polovnikov RUS 85kg
  • Polovnikov RUS 85kg
  • Qerimaj ALB 77kg
  • Qerimaj ALB 77kg
  • David Rigert RUS coach
  • David Rigert RUS coach
    Rigert was joyful at his lifters success
  • David Rigert RUS coach
  • Sagir TUR 77kg
    starting his warmup
  • Sagir TUR 77kg
    focusing before the start of his warmup
  • Sagir TUR 77kg
  • Sagir TUR 77kg
    he ran off the platform for this miss
  • Sagir TUR 77kg
    a very angry Sagir
  • Sagir TUR 77kg
  • Scerbatihs LAT super
    a massive effort with 252 kg CJ won the super category
  • Scerbatihs LAT super
  • Scerbatihs LAT super
    an exhausted Scerbatihs is congratulated by his coach
  • Scerbatihs LAT super
    from the training hall; getting help from his coach to stretch out
  • Shymechko URK super
    won the silver in snatch with 196kg
  • Sozaev RUS 94kg
  • Sozaev RUS 94kg
  • Steiner GER super
  • Steiner GER super
  • Stoitsov BUL 77kg
    in warmup up room
  • Suleymanov AZE 62kg
  • Valentin ESP 75kg
    on the medal stand
  • Yufkin RUS 77kg
  • Yufkin RUS 77kg
    the boy wonder
  • Yufkin RUS 77kg
    jerking 200kg to win the gold in the CJ

Avdalyan BLR 69kg