Soon, sixty-five other Cuban nationals followed him, including Castro's entire weightlifting team.
The boys' and girls' weightlifting teams have won several state championships.
He was a three-year track athlete who competed in the shot put and discus events and was also a member of the weightlifting team.
He was the youngest member of Iran's weightlifting team in 1976 Summer Olympics.
The most notable sports team in the history of Kiryat Haim was its weightlifting team, which was sent to the Munich Olympics in 1972.
Williams attended James S. Rickards High School where he was a three sport athlete playing baseball, football, and on the weightlifting team.
The trip was supposed to piece together her morale, which had splintered after she was cut from Russia's weightlifting team.
In the past, the country has recruited Bulgarian athletes to beef up its weightlifting team.
The Creek girls' weightlifting team has won all five Florida State Championships since its introduction in 2004.
Soon, 65 other Cuban nationals followed him, including Castro's entire weightlifting team and their security guards.