With just about two years until the commencement of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, many of the world's best weightlifters are beginning to stake their claims regarding which weight classes ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Luo Shifang (59KG) Jerks 150KG During Team China’s Preparation for 2022 World Championships
The Chinese weightlifting team is a seemingly-bottomless pit of top-tier talent. On July 7, 2022, a video was posted to Instagram showcasing a Chinese weightlifter named Luo Shifang crushing a 150-kilogram ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Mattie Rogers (76KG) Sets Three Senior American Records at 2022 National Championships
USA Weightlifting's (USAW) 2022 National Championships Week is alight with action. On Jul. 2, 2022, weightlifter Mattie Rogers set three new Senior American Records in the snatch, clean & jerk, and ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Olivia Reeves (71KG) Sets New Senior American Record Clean & Jerk of 138KG
With the qualification period for the 2024 Olympic Games beginning in earnest, Team USA may have just gained another prospective Olympian in Paris. On Jun. 29, 2022, 71-kilogram weightlifter Olivia Reeves ... Continue Reading
International Weightlifting Federation Elects New President & Executive Board
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has made what it considers to be significant strides toward improving the sport's leadership and culture. In a Jun. 26, 2022 press release from Tirana, ... Continue Reading
Artyom Antropov’s (96KG) 300KG Back Squat Double Shows Why Weightlifters Are Some of the Best Squatters Out There
For competitive Olympic lifters, world-record-caliber squatting is just another day on the job. This was certainly the case for Kazakh weightlifter Artyom Antropov who, on Jun. 21, 2022, posted an ... Continue Reading
USA Weightlifting Unveils Change to Competition Floor Plan & Warm-Up Area for 2022 National Championships
Athletes and fans of weightlifting alike can expect some changes to the upcoming 2022 USA Weightlifting (USAW) National Championships. This year's competition in Las Vegas, Nevada, will serve as a trial ... Continue Reading
Mahmoud Hassan (89KG) Scores Youth World Record Clean & Jerk of 193 Kilograms at 2022 IWF Youth World Championships
The 2022 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Youth World Championships were held in León, Mexico, from June 11-18, 2022. In the Men's 89-kilogram class, Mahmoud Hosny Elsayed Hassan of Egypt won ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Mattie Rogers (76KG) Squats 190KG For an All-Time Personal Record
Weightlifters live and die by the strength of their squats. On Jun. 8, 2022, World silver medalist and Tokyo Olympian Martha Ann "Mattie" Rogers posted a big back squat to social media — 190 kilograms (or ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Isaac “Ike” Berger, Winner of 3 Olympic Medals, Dies at 85
The sport of weightlifting in America has suffered a tremendous blow. On Jun. 7, 2022, USA Weightlifting (USAW) published a press release revealing that retired weightlifter and Olympian Isaac "Ike" ... Continue Reading
2022 European Weightlifting Championships Full Results & Highlights
The competition season of weightlifting is in full swing. From May 28 to June 5, 2022, Tirana, Albania, played host to the International Weightlifting Federation's (IWF) European Weightlifting ... Continue Reading
Olympic Champion Akbar Djuraev (109KG) Snatches 205-Kilogram Unofficial World Record in Training
Akbar Djuraev is doing the most. On Jun. 4, 2022, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics gold medalist at 109 kilograms posted a colossal 205-kilogram (451.9-pound) snatch to social media. Not only did Djuraev's lift ... Continue Reading
Antonino Pizzolato (89KG) Sets Clean & Jerk and Total World Records at 2022 European Weightlifting Championships
The 2022 European Weightlifting Championships (EWC) have seen multiple records fall. Occurring in Tishana, Albania, the contest featured Antonino Pizzolato of Italy in the 89-kilogram category. He earned ... Continue Reading
Karlos Nasar (89KG) Scores Three Junior World Records at 2022 European Weightlifting Championships
The 2022 European Weightlifting Championships (EWC) were held from May 28 through June 5, 2022, in Tirana, Albania. 18-year-old weightlifter Karlos Nasar of Bulgaria moved up to the 89-kilogram class for ... Continue Reading
Olympic Champion Akbar Djuraev (109KG) Clean & Jerks Unofficial World Record 245KG in Training
Djuraev is widening his lead. On May 27, 2022, the 2020 Olympic Games gold medalist in the Men's 109-kilogram division posted a massive training lift to social media. The Uzbek weightlifter successfully ... Continue Reading
How to Watch the 2022 IWF European Weightlifting Championships
One of the biggest regional competitions in the sport of weightlifting is set to kick off in a matter of days. Beginning in earnest on May 28, 2022, the International Weightlifting Federation's (IWF) ... Continue Reading
Weightlifting House Named Official Media Broadcaster for the 2022 IWF European Weightlifting Championships
There's been a changing of the guard in weightlifting. On Friday, May 20, 2022, the official Weightlifting House YouTube channel posted a video revealing that the media company has acquired exclusive live ... Continue Reading
China’s Lu Delin Is a Certified Unit. His 180-Kilogram Hang Snatch Proves It
The impressive feats of strength keeping rolling off of Lü Xiaojun Barbell's Instagram feed. On May 16, 2022, a new post showed weightlifter Lu Delin performing a 180-kilogram (396.8-pound) hang snatch — a ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Hampton Morris (61KG) Reveals 170KG Unofficial Junior World Record Clean & Jerk in Training
"A little wobbly" is how Team USA Olympic lifter Hampton Morris described his unofficial 170-kilogram (374.7-pound) Junior World Record clean & jerk on social media — a modest characterization of a ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Olivia Reeves (71KG) Squats 200-Kilogram (440.9-Pound) PR In Training
The 2022 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Junior World Championships in Heraklion, Greece, concluded on May 10, 2022. In the Women's 71-kilogram category, 2021 IWF Junior world champion Olivia ... Continue Reading
2022 IWF Junior World Weightlifting Championships Results
The 2022 IWF Junior World Championships have come to a close. The contest opened on May 2 and closed on May 10 in Heraklion, Greece and saw multiple Junior world records fall. Hampton Morris in the ... Continue Reading
Alireza Yousefi (+109KG) Clean & Jerks Junior World Record of 239 Kilograms
On the final day of the 2022 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Junior World Championships in Heraklion, Greece, Iranian weightlifter Alireza Yousefi put on a record-breaking performance. The ... Continue Reading
Bohdan Hoza (109KG) Snatches Junior World Record of 195 Kilograms at 2022 IWF Junior World Championships
Another Junior snatch World Record has fallen at the 2022 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Junior World Championships, taking place May 2-10, 2022, in Heraklion, Greece. Bohdan Hoza of ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Karlos Nasar (81KG) Clean & Jerks Unofficial World Record 211 Kilograms In Training
Another world record is threatened in the gym. Bulgaria's Karlos Nasar, who competes in the 81-kilogram weight class, had quite the training session on May 6, 2022. He took to his Instagram page to share a ... Continue Reading