Velagic - Road to Rio

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Velagic tastes Gold in RIO 2016

Every four years, a few months prior to the greatest sporting event known to man, The Olympic Games, it is not widely known exactly how equipment, arena's, surface's are tested in some of the sports being competed there. In 2016 the Games are to be held in Rio Di Janeiro, Brazil, and after much scrutiny from media about the readiness of stadiums in recent times, the eyes of the world and relevant organisations and federations alike would be transfixed on the South American tourist hub to get a sneak preview of what awaits as the Road to Rio takes a penultimate turn and heads for the finish line.
There is no better way to test out the Olympic Weightlifting arena than to have a competition. Not all countries send an athlete to this preview comp but it certainly is equally as beneficial for the athlete as it for the organisers, as this gives the athlete a chance to acclimatise to different conditions. This certainly was the case with German 105+ contender Almir Velagic, making the voyage to Rio with coach Oliver Caruso, ever watchful by his side.
After the Columbian team dominated the lower weight class's, claiming six of the divisions, Team NDO's Almir Velagic produced a career best Clean and Jerk of 241kg to take the Gold and defeating the hometown favourite Reis from Brasil.
This personal record(PR)caps off a string of career best performances in the last 12 mths for 'The Lion Of Heidelberg'. A career best Snatch at the EU championships last April and PR's across the board at the IWF World Championships in Houston in November has raised eye-brows of those in the sport who believe Velagic's age is against him. Breaking into the 240kg+ Clean and Jerk club and a taste of Gold just months out from what will be his third Olympics, confidence is high in the German camp and also with Team No Days Off as the Marquee athlete and team captain , Almir Velagic's Road to Rio has been perfect.. and if you know German Weightlifting... its all about Perfection.
Recently, No Days Off Supplements' Director, Arron Crawford caught up with 'The Lion' in his home town of Heidelberg,Germany. This is how it went..


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