Norway hadn't won an Olympic medal in weightlifting since 1972 (a lone gold) until Solfrid Koanda came calling. Koanda, just 25, was working as an electrician three years prior to the 2024 Olympics. Then ... Continue Reading
2024 Olympics Results: Men’s +102KG Weightlifting
The 2024 Olympics in Paris, France, have finally arrived. For the athletes competing in the Men's +102KG weightlifting super-heavyweight division at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on August 10, it's been ... Continue Reading
Liu Huanhua Wins Historic Weightlifting Gold for China at 2024 Olympics
At the 2024 Olympics, Team China entered more weightlifters than any other country; three men and three women, the maximum team size. As of Saturday Aug. 10, China is four-for-five in weightlifting gold ... Continue Reading
2024 Olympics Results: Women’s 81KG Weightlifting
The 2024 Olympics in Paris, France, are upon us. With it comes the conclusion of a hard-fought, nearly two-year battle among the best 81-kilogram women in the world. For these light-heavyweight ... Continue Reading
Weightlifting at the Olympics, Explained by the Athletes
If you've been tuning into the action at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France, you might've found your way to a weightlifting event and wondered: How does this sport even work? Sure, weightlifting at the ... Continue Reading
Antonino Pizzolato Wins Controversial Bronze Medal for Italy at 2024 Olympics
In the final moments of the Men's 89-kilogram weightlifting event at the 2024 Paris Olympics, no one in the South Paris Arena was more anxious than Antonino Pizzolato. Pizzolato, now a two-time Olympic ... Continue Reading
2024 Olympics Results: Men’s 102KG Weightlifting
The 2024 Olympics in Paris, France, are finally here. And with it brings the conclusion of an 18-month journey to find out who the best 102-kilogram weightlifters in the world really are. 12 men gathered ... Continue Reading
5 Weightlifters Injured During Men’s 89KG Event at 2024 Olympics
The Men's 89-kilogram weightlifting event on Aug. 9 was tragic and triumphant in equal measure. On one hand, there was a slew of new records set by the gold medalist. On the other hand, 5 weightlifters ... Continue Reading
Canadian Weightlifter Maude Charron Chugged Maple Syrup To Win Silver Medal at 2024 Olympics
O, Canada: Two-time Olympic medalist Maude Charron relied on the sticky, sugary delectability of maple syrup during the 2024 Olympics. Charron, 31, was seen sipping on a packet of syrup moments before ... Continue Reading
“You Loved the Sport That Didn’t Love You Back”: Luka Đukić Comments on Brother Lazar’s Death
As the third men’s heat took to the floor during Event 2 on Friday at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, TX, Luka Đukić was notably absent. Prior to Friday’s first event, Đukić posted an Instagram story in ... Continue Reading
Olivia Reeves Wins Gold Medal for USA: First in 24 Years at 2024 Olympics
On Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, American weightlifter Olivia Reeves made modern history for Team USA when she won the gold medal in the Women’s 71-kilogram event at the 2024 Olympics — setting a new record in the ... Continue Reading
Karlos Nasar Breaks World Records, Wins Weightlifting Gold for Bulgaria at 2024 Olympics
On Friday, Aug. 9, 20-year-old weightlifter Karlos Nasar culminated one of the most impressive runs in the sport with his performance at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France. During the Men's 89-kilogram ... Continue Reading
2024 Olympics Results: Men’s 89KG Weightlifting
The 2024 Olympics in Paris, France, are well underway. Day three of weightlifting at the Games kicked off with the Men's 89KG weightlifting event at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time in the South Paris ... Continue Reading
2024 CrossFit Games Will Continue on Friday Following Death of Lazar Đukić
The 2024 CrossFit Games will resume on Friday, Aug. 9, following the death of Lazar Đukić during the competition's first event on Thursday. All Games events were suspended immediately after as the ... Continue Reading
Tragedy Strikes Weightlifter Shi Zhiyong at 2024 Olympics
Earlier this year, in April, Chinese weightlifter Shi Zhiyong repeatedly collapsed during a routine preparatory workout ahead of the IWF World Cup. Four months later on Aug. 8 during the 2024 Olympics, the ... Continue Reading
Rizki Juniansyah Rewrites Record Books, Wins Weightlifting Gold at 2024 Olympics
Earlier in 2024, Indonesian athlete Rizki Juniansyah shocked the weightlifting world when he made a last-minute comeback to qualify for the 2024 Olympics. Juniansyah, 21, bounced back from appendix ... Continue Reading
2024 Olympics Weightlifting Results: Men’s 73-Kilogram
The 2024 Olympics in Paris, France, are upon us. The second day of weightlifting proved, if possible, to be even more exhilarating than the first, thanks in large part to the Men's 73-kilogram event at ... Continue Reading
New Records Pile Up During Women’s 59KG Weightlifting at 2024 Olympics
On the second day of weightlifting at the 2024 Olympics, stadium attendees witnessed something truly rare in competitive Olympic lifting. On Aug. 8, multiple women weightlifters broke the existing Olympic ... Continue Reading
2024 Olympics Weightlifting Results: Women’s 59-Kilogram
Day two of the weightlifting at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France, kicked off at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on Aug. 8, 2024, with the Women's 59-kilogram event. If you're just tuning in, catch up ... Continue Reading
Is Mihaela Cambei the World’s Next Weightlifting Superstar?
On the first day of weightlifting at the 2024 Olympics, I watched Mihaela-Valentina Cambei do something unheard of. Cambei, a 21-year-old Olympic lifter from Romania, put Team China, the world's most ... Continue Reading
Hou Zhihui Sets Olympic Record Clean & Jerk to Steal Gold Medal at 2024 Olympics
The Women's 49-kilogram event at the 2024 Olympics didn't play out the way anyone expected. Heading into the competition on Aug. 7, Hou Zhihui of Team China was the presumptive gold medalist. Zhihui ... Continue Reading
2024 Olympics Weightlifting Results: Women’s 49-Kilogram
The 2024 Olympics in Paris, France, are finally here. On Aug. 7, 2024, the Women's 49-kilogram class was the second weight category to step onto the lifting platform, following the Men's 61-kilogram class ... Continue Reading
Multiple Athletes Slip, Are Injured, Lose Medals on First Day of Weightlifting at 2024 Olympics
At the halfway mark of the first weightlifting event at the 2024 Olympics, it looked like Eko Yuli Irawan would make Olympic history. Irawan, 35, was the oldest of 12 athletes performing during the ... Continue Reading
2024 Olympics Weightlifting Results: Men’s 61-Kilogram
The 2024 Olympics in Paris, France, are finally here. After an 18-month qualification period that took each of them to the brink, a small handful of the best 61-kilogram weightlifters in the world will ... Continue Reading