With a 270-pound weight latched around her neck, Mahassen Hala Fattouh Paiva took a deep breath. After some final words of encouragement, she raised it skyward and dashed into her coaches’ arms. The Beaufort County resident and Lebanon’s first-ever female Olympic weightlifter just pulled off something extraordinary.
Category: Weightlifting
WES’s WISDOM: Tokyo only the beginning of CJ Cummings’ Olympic story
A bronze medal was potentially in CJ Cummings’ grasp as he walked back to the stage for his final lift Wednesday in Tokyo. But this time, it wasn’t meant to be. The opening act in his Olympic career may have ended in disappointment, but his time in the spotlight is just getting started.
WEIGHTLIFTING: Beaufort’s CJ Cummings falls short of podium in first Olympics
It was a fantastic effort from CJ Cummings in his Olympic debut, but his quest for a medal in Tokyo came up short.
WES’s WISDOM: CJ Cummings took the road less traveled … all the way to Tokyo
When we first heard CJ Cummings’ name nearly 10 years ago, we knew that one day he had the potential to become an American hero. Now, his moment has arrived. In just a few days, the hometown kid from Beaufort will take his shot at Olympic stardom and U.S. weighlifting immortality. But his career and his incredible journey to the global stage in Tokyo almost never happened.
WEIGHTLIFTING: Cummings, Stanley claim national titles, 2 more from Lowco medal
The Lowco was well-represented during the USA Weightlifting National Championship this week in Detroit, as Team Beaufort Weightlifting members CJ Cummings, Marr-Khie Desvarieux, Ian Graham and Dade Stanley took home medals in their respective weight classes. Cummings claimed his first senior National Championship while Stanley won the Junior National Championship.
Beaufort’s CJ Cummings named to U.S. Olympic team
It was a forgone conclusion but now it’s official: Beaufort’s C.J. Cummings is Tokyo-bound.
Cummings, Stanley put spotlight on Beaufort in USA Weightlifting event
The COVID-19 pandemic has put top weightlifting competitions on hold, but it hasn’t slowed down the training schedule for Beaufort’s CJ Cummings and Dade Stanley.
Looking back at the Lowco’s biggest sports stories of 2019
Join us in reflecting on the past year in local sports news and revisit some of the top stories of 2019.
Coligny’s “5 Things I Think I Know” for the week of Nov. 18
With the launch of a new podcast this month, as well as two state championship football games to plan coverage for, a slew of college signings, and preparations underway for basketball season, it took a little longer than usual to gather my thoughts this week.
Cummings sweeps silver, solidifies Olympic hopes
For once, CJ Cummings didn’t capture gold. But he virtually guaranteed his spot in the 2020 Olympic Games.