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PHOTOS: Most intense weightlifting faces at the Pan Am Games

By Adam Frisk Global News

Posted July 16, 2015 9:46 am

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Combination photo shows weightlifters competing at the Pan Am Games in Toronto. — Combination photo shows weightlifters competing at the Pan Am Games in Toronto. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

TORONTO – Competition at the Pan Am Games in Toronto is intense. You can tell by the expressions on the faces of these weightlifters.

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Fernando Salas Manguis of Ecuador competes in the men’s +105 weightlifting final on Day 5 of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games on July 15, 2015. — Fernando Salas Manguis of Ecuador competes in the men’s +105 weightlifting final on Day 5 of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games on July 15, 2015. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

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George Kobaladze of Canada competes in the men’s +105 weightlifting final on Day 5 of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games on July 15, 2015. — George Kobaladze of Canada competes in the men’s +105 weightlifting final on Day 5 of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games on July 15, 2015. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

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Emanuel Coto Pereira of Uruguay competes in the men’s +105 weightlifting final on Day 5 of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games on July 15, 2015. — Emanuel Coto Pereira of Uruguay competes in the men’s +105 weightlifting final on Day 5 of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games on July 15, 2015. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

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Fernando Saraiva Reis of Brazil competes in the men’s +105 weightlifting final on Day 5 of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games on July 15, 2015. — Fernando Saraiva Reis of Brazil competes in the men’s +105 weightlifting final on Day 5 of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games on July 15, 2015. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

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Yaniuska Espinosa of Venezuela competes in the women’s +75kg weightlifting final on Day 5 of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games on July 15, 2015. — Yaniuska Espinosa of Venezuela competes in the women’s +75kg weightlifting final on Day 5 of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games on July 15, 2015. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

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Saladin Tolentino of the Dominican Republic competes in the women’s +75kg weightlifting final on Day 5 of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games on July 15, 2015. — Saladin Tolentino of the Dominican Republic competes in the women’s +75kg weightlifting final on Day 5 of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games on July 15, 2015. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

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Tania Mascorro of Mexico competes in the women’s +75kg weightlifting final on Day 5 of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games on July 15, 2015. — Tania Mascorro of Mexico competes in the women’s +75kg weightlifting final on Day 5 of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games on July 15, 2015. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

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Holley Mangold of the United States competes in the women’s +75kg weightlifting final on Day 5 of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games on July 15, 2015. — Holley Mangold of the United States competes in the women’s +75kg weightlifting final on Day 5 of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games on July 15, 2015. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

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Jorge Arroyo Valdez of Ecuador competes in the weightlifting 105kg final on Day 5 of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games on July 15, 2015. — Jorge Arroyo Valdez of Ecuador competes in the weightlifting 105kg final on Day 5 of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games on July 15, 2015. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

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Gregorio Machado of Brazil competes in the weightlifting 105kg final on Day 5 of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games on July 15, 2015. — Gregorio Machado of Brazil competes in the weightlifting 105kg final on Day 5 of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games on July 15, 2015. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

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Asniel Rodriguez of Cuba competes in the weightlifting 105kg final on Day 5 of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games on July 15, 2015. — Asniel Rodriguez of Cuba competes in the weightlifting 105kg final on Day 5 of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games on July 15, 2015. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

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Patrick Earth Mendes of Brazil competes in the weightlifting 105kg final on Day 5 of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games on July 15, 2015. — Patrick Earth Mendes of Brazil competes in the weightlifting 105kg final on Day 5 of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games on July 15, 2015. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

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Alejandro Cisnero of Cuba competes in the weightlifting 105kg final on Day 5 of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games on July 15, 2015. — Alejandro Cisnero of Cuba competes in the weightlifting 105kg final on Day 5 of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games on July 15, 2015. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

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