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Ontario Scholastic Championship

Maya won the 2013 Ontario Scholastic Championships held in NorthBay April 6th. Maya snatch 76kg (167lbs) and Clean & Jerked 207lbs for a total of 170kg (374 lbs) Which was a personal best.

Nominated for Quest for Gold Program

The Ontario Weightlifting Association is pleased to announce a draft list of athletes and alternates who have been nominated for Ontario Cards under the 2012-2013 Quest for Gold – Ontario Athlete Assistance Program (OAAP). The athletes nominated were selected using the sport specific selection criteria developed by the Ontario Weightlifting Association, approved by its Board of Directors...

Best Pound for Pound

Maya Laylor competed at the Ontario Junior Weightlifting Championships, December 1st, 2012. In the 69kg weight class, Maya won a Gold medal while breaking the snatch record (73kg), and the total record with 166kg.
As well, Maya walked away with the best Female Lifter Trophy claiming the

Shatters Four (4) Ontario Youth Records

At the Ray Hamilton Classic Olympic Weightlifting competition in North Bay, grade 12 APGA student, Maya Laylor won gold after she broke 4 Ontario Youth Records in the Female 69kg Weight Class. Maya lifted 71kg which converts to 156lbs in the Snatch, and 93kg which converts to 205lbs in the Clean & Jerk for a total of 164kg which converts to a whopping 361lbs. She also won in two more...