I departed Luxembourg on Monday, June 4 to Calgary to attend the World
Classic Powerlifting Championships and returned on Monday June 18, 2018 --
As you can see, this year's championships took us a solid two weeks to
direct. Of course, this does not include the set-up and breakdown of the
organizer. This year's competition was extremely successful with 750 lifters
from 52 Nations from all six continents to compete in Calgary.

The competition started with the Masters Category I - IV. As always the
masters athletes are serious about finishing in the medals at the World
Championships. However, the athletes come and enjoy the championship as a
reunion with their friends from around the globe. Most importantly, they
come to have fun! Often times, the masters teams travel to the competitions,
with no coaches, and no referees. No matter, they support, coach and referee
to ensure the success of the competition. Bill Helmich one of the USA's best
master lifters refereed the entire two weeks....