The 11th weight category to compete at the rescheduled 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games was the Women's 87-kilogram weight class. Groups B competed on Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, at 10:50 p.m. EST. Group A ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Neisi Dajomes Becomes First Woman From Ecuador to Win an Olympic Medal
On August 1, 2021, 76-kilogram Olympic weightlifter Neisi Dajomes of Ecuador won the gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. By lifting 14 kilograms more than runner-up Katherine Nye of the United ... Continue Reading
American Weightlifter Kate Nye (76KG) Wins Silver Medal at 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games
American weightlifter Kate Nye has won a silver medal in the Women's 76-Kilogram category at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. She is the first American to score a medal in weightlifting at the 2020 Olympics ... Continue Reading
Dajomes Goes Gold — 2020 Olympics Women’s 76-Kilogram Weightlifting Results
The 10th weight category to compete at the rescheduled 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games was the Women's 76-kilogram weight class. Groups B and A competed on Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, at 12:50 a.m. EST and 6:50 a.m. ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Fares Ibrahim El-Bakh (96KG) Wins First Gold Medal for Qatar
On Friday, July 30, 2021, Fares Ibrahim El-Bakh won a gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in the Men's 96-Kilogram Weightlifting session. With this win, El-Bakh secured Qatar's first-ever gold medal ... Continue Reading
El-Bakh Elevates to Gold — 2020 Olympics Men’s 96-Kilogram Weightlifting Results
The eighth weight category to compete at the rescheduled 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games was the Men's 96-kilogram weight class. Group B competed on Friday, July 30, 2021, at 10:50 p.m. EST. Group A competed on ... Continue Reading
Xiaojun Grabs Gold — 2020 Olympics Men’s 81-Kilogram Weightlifting Results
The eighth weight category to compete at the rescheduled 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games was the Men's 81-kilogram weight class. Group B competed on Friday, July 30, 2021, at 10:50 p.m. EST. Group A competed on ... Continue Reading
Shi Zhiyong Soars in Tokyo — Sets 364-Kilogram World Record Total
On Wednesday, July 28, 2021, Chinese weightlifter Shi Zhiyong won the gold medal in the Men's 73-kilogram category at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics by lifting a combined total of 364 kilograms (802.4 pounds) for ... Continue Reading
Zhiyong Dominates For Gold — 2020 Olympics Men’s 73-Kilogram Weightlifting Results
The seventh weight category to compete at the rescheduled 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games was the Men's 73-kilogram weight class. Groups B and A competed on Wednesday, July 28, 2021, at 12:50 a.m. EST and 6:50 ... Continue Reading
Maude Charron Seizes Gold for Canada — 2020 Olympic Games Weightlifting Results — Women’s 64-Kilograms
The sixth weight category to compete at the rescheduled 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games was the Women's 64-kilogram weight class. Group B competed at 10:50 p.m. on Monday, July 26, 2021. Group A competed at 6:50 ... Continue Reading
Kuo Hsing-Chun Claims Gold — 2020 Olympics Women’s 59KG Weightlifting Results
The fifth weight category to compete at the rescheduled 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games was the Women's 59-kilogram weight class. Group B competed on Monday, July 26th, 2021, at 10:50 p.m EST. Group A competed ... Continue Reading
Hybrid Athlete Fergus Crawley Logs Sub-12-Hour Triathlon, 1,200-Pound Powerlifting Total on the Same Day
Endurance athlete Fergus Crawley is a unique physical specimen. The Scotsman is a powerlifter turned hybrid athlete, meaning he specializes in both strength and endurance. Previously, he was the second man ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz (55KG) Wins First Olympic Gold Medal for the Philippines
On the morning of July 26, 2021, 55-kilogram weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz of the Philippines stepped on the lifting platform at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games for her third clean & jerk attempt of 127 ... Continue Reading
Ugandan Weightlifter Julius Ssekitoleko Who Was Reported Missing In Japan Has Returned Home
Ugandan weightlifter Julius Ssekitoleko was reported missing in Japan on Friday, July 16, 2021, ahead of the rescheduled 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. According to the New York Times (NYT), the 20-year-old is ... Continue Reading
Oleksii Novikov Wins The 2021 Strongman Classic — Full Results and Recap
After months of anticipation, fans of strongman were able to exhale after the conclusion of the 2021 World’s Strongest Man, won by Tom Stoltman of Scotland. Fortunately, the wait for the next contest ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz (55KG) of the Philippines Wins Gold Medal at the 2020 Olympic Games
The fourth weight category to compete at the rescheduled 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games was the Women's 55-kilogram weight class. Groups A and B competed on Monday, July 26, 2021, at 6:50 a.m. 12:50 a.m. EST, ... Continue Reading
Iron Biby Breaks Axle Press World Record with 217kg Lift
Cheick Al-Hassan Sanou, better known in the strongman community as “Iron Biby,” made strongman history on July 24th at the 2021 Strongman Classic. Fans in attendance at Royal Albert Hall in London, England ... Continue Reading
Chen Lijun Wins Men’s Weightlifting 67KG Session at the 2020 Olympic Games
The third weight category to compete at the rescheduled 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games was the Men's 67-kilogram weight class. Group B competed on Saturday, July 24, 2021, at 10:50 p.m. EST. Group A competed on ... Continue Reading
2020 Olympic Games Weightlifting Results — Men’s 61-Kilograms
The second weight category to compete at the rescheduled 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games was the Men's 61-kilogram weight class. Groups B competed on Saturday, July 24, 2021, at 10:50 p.m. EST. Group A competed ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Otis Perkins, Known Online as “Black Tom Cruise,” Dies At 39 Years Old
Otis Perkins, best known in the powerlifting community as “Black Tom Cruise,” died at the age of 39 after a car accident earlier this month. He became widely known as one of Larry “Wheels” Williams first ... Continue Reading
Hou Zhihui of China Wins Women’s Weightlifting 49KG Session at 2020 Olympic Games
The first weight category to compete at the rescheduled 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games was the Women's 49-kilogram weight class. Group B competed on Friday, July 23rd, 2021, at 8:50 p.m. EST and Group A competed ... Continue Reading
The Full 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games Powerlifting Roster
The rescheduled 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games opening ceremony will occur on Aug. 24, 2021. The Games will feature 540 athletes competing in 22 sports. Para powerlifting competition is scheduled for Aug. ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Chris Craft Squats 317.5 Kilograms for Two Reps Without Knee Sleeves or a Belt
It should come as no surprise that powerlifter Chris Craft, who founded the training program called "Respect the Depth," is serious when it comes to massive squats. The 2021 United States Powerlifting ... Continue Reading
Meet Team USA Olympic Weightlifter Caine Wilkes (+109KG)
Caine Wilkes will be competing in arguably one of the most hotly contested weight classes — +109 kilograms — at the rescheduled 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. The Matthews, NC native is making his Olympic debut ... Continue Reading