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Metro Detroit resident Katherine Nye wins silver in women’s 76 kg weightlifting event at Olympics
Read full article: Metro Detroit resident Katherine Nye wins silver in women’s 76 kg weightlifting event at OlympicsKatherine Nye recent victory has made her the first American woman to win silver at the Olympic Games, according to USA Weightlifting.
Katherine Nye shakes off shocking error, captures best U.S. weightlifting result in 21 years
Read full article: Katherine Nye shakes off shocking error, captures best U.S. weightlifting result in 21 yearsKatherine Nye lifted a personal best total of 249kg to become the first female silver medalist in American weightlifting history.
Meet the Metro Detroit woman vying for Olympic gold in the Tokyo Games
Read full article: Meet the Metro Detroit woman vying for Olympic gold in the Tokyo GamesWhile men’s weightlifting has always been an Olympic sport, women were unable to compete until the 2000 Sydney games. In Tokyo this summer, a Metro Detroit woman is setting her sights on the weightlifting medal podium. But when she found weightlifting as a 16-year-old girl she found her true passion and now she’s on her way to Tokyo. But that’s life, right?” Nye said. Nye said that it was her positivity that helped her get through last year, even though the COVID pandemic postponed her Olympic dream.