The 2014 Canadian Junior Championship (CJC) women’s 69kg class was a barn burner. Three time Canadian Junior Champion, Quebecois Kristel Ngarlem, who has been training in Olympic weightlifting since she was 11 years old, was challenged for the first time by the emerging lioness Ontario’s own Maya Laylor. Maya has only been training in competitive Olympic lifting for three years, since that time...
On December 7th, Maya Laylor won the 2013 Ontario Junior Championships. She is now a three time Ontario Champion!
Maya performing 110kg (242 lbs) back squats for 4 sets of 3 immediately after winning her Gold medal! Maya can’t afford to miss a squat session, the legs feed the Wolf in weightlifting.
Maya discussing her performance with mom, sister and friends.
Maya wins the 2013 Ontario Open on Nov 3rd, 2013. Here is photos of her 80kg/176lbs snatch.
Front squatting 115kg/254lbs Maya demonstration the importance of leg strength for sport at the annual 2013 Offseason Kick Off for Laylor Performance Systems.
17 year old Maya Laylor, the current weightlifting champion of Ontario, continues training and pushing herself past her limits as she prepares to compete for Canada in the upcoming PanAm games in Toronto, and in the 2016 Olympics.
Maya won the Toronto Championships held at the Toronto Super show with at 76kg snatch, 97kg Clean & Jerk for a total of 173 kg.
