Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Another One Bites the Dust: U.S. Weightlifting Residency Program Closes

Top American lifters will be forced to find a new program as of September 30, 2016.

USA Weightlifting released an official statement last week confirming the USOC's decision to close the USAW residency program at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. Many high-profile American weightlifters, including all three  of the female athletes going to Rio, had active residencies at the Center. They will all be forced to find a new program from September 30, 2016.


 


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