MAUI WILDFIRES

As we all may have seen wildfires have ravage Lahaina located on the island of Maui. There are many lifters who have competed in our federation and are actively being affected by the wildfires. If you have the ability to donate, please do so. There are many pages and resources available online for donating, unfortunately

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WABDL WORLD’S 2023 HOTEL RESERVATIONS

Gus has received some calls about some issues with making reservations at the hotel, he is working with the hotel to get these issues resolved. Also, when making your reservation please use the link in the meet application, as calling the hotel you will get charged a fee for processing. If you have any issues

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HALL OF FAME

ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS OF THE HALL OF FAME!   If you are not shown on the Hall of Fame page, please email wabdlHQ@gmail.com with your picture as well as a summary of accomplishments or a picture of your award   If you have any questions please contact Gus Rethwisch

Special Message from Gus to Elma Thomas

Elma Adair Thomas has been the WABDL secretary from 1996-2021.  Elma graduated top of her class from John Burroughs High School in 1956.  A lot of people might not know that Elma is by far, more than a secretary…. She in fact was a model, actress, singer, dancer, and teacher!  She had the lead in

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Eugene Miranda

Eugene Miranda, husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, was born in Los Angeles on August 10, 1926, and died in Modesto, CA, on January 14, 2023 at age 96. Gene grew up in Southern California, where he contracted polio before he turned ten years old. To strengthen his body after recovering from polio, Gene began lifting

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WABDL WORLDS 2023 APPLICATION

MEET APPLICATION   We are very excited to see everyone in Las Vegas, Nevada! Here is the meet application, please see it for tentative time schedule for Worlds! Click here for information, as we receive more information, we will post regular updates.   Train hard and stay safe!

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023

Hello WABDL family!   As an update to this year’s World Championship, the venue is changing. We will no longer be going to Wisconsin Dells. We will be in Las Vegas at the Horseshoe Las Vegas Hotel & Casino (formerly the Bally Hotel & Casino). We are in the process of finalizing the details and

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