Mihaly 'Mike' Huszka, who has died aged 89 in Texas, began his
international weightlifting career for Hungary in 1957 and became one
of the great Masters lifters for both the United States and Hungary.
Competing at high altitude has caused problems for many athletes and
led to a huge number of no-lifts at the International Weightlifting
Federation (IWF) World Championships in Bogotá, the fifth highest
capital city in the world at more than 2,600 metres.
The Olympic champion Hidilyn Diaz has voiced her support for a plan to
give weightlifters scholarships that would make a huge difference to
their prospects in the sport.