There are a lot of strong weightlifters and powerlifters pulling immensely heavy weights in the gym — whether it's Men's Open bodybuilders lifting heavy to add denseness to their lat spreads or strongwomen ... Continue Reading
Watch World Champion Weightlifter Lu Xiaojun Get Back in Shape for the 2024 Olympic Games
The prodigal son returns. After a full year away from the barbell, three-time Olympic Champion weightlifter Lu Xiaojun — who recently announced his intent to campaign for Games qualification yet again — is ... Continue Reading
Olympic Champion Weightlifter Kuo Hsing-Chun (59KG) Squats Triple Bodyweight (175KG) for Three Reps
Olympic lifters are renowned for their tremendous leg strength. On Aug. 31, 2022, Taiwanese weightlifter and three-time Olympian Kuo Hsing-Chun lived up to that reputation (and then some) when she back ... Continue Reading
2022 Pan American Championships Full Results & Highlights
The temperature isn't the only thing heating up this summer. The 2022 International Weightlifting Federation's (IWF) Pan American Championships were held in Bogotá, Colombia, from Jul. 24 to Jul. 29, and ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Hampton Morris (61KG) Clean & Jerks 162KG for New Junior World Record; Wins 2022 Pan American Championships
Hampton Morris is moving the needle. On Jul. 24, 2022, the young weightlifter competed at the 2022 International Weightlifting Federation's (IWF) Pan-American Championships in Bogotá, ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Lu Xiaojun Announces He Will Seek Fourth Olympic Gold in Paris 2024 Games
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
Want to Hype Yourself Up for the Gym? These Are 10 of the Most Fun Weightlifters to Watch
Weightlifting isn’t exactly a spectator’s sport. Olympic lifting competitions typically move at a near-glacial pace, with minutes of downtime furnishing seconds of exhilaration on the platform. It’s the ... Continue Reading
From Internment Camp to Olympic Champ — The Story and Successes of Weightlifter Tommy Kono
Two Olympic gold medals in two different weight classes. Six World Weightlifting Championships gold medals and three Pan-American gold medals. Twenty-six world records and seven Olympic records. Mr. ... 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
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
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
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
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
Rizki Juniansyah (73KG) Sets Junior World Record Snatch of 156 Kilograms at 2022 IWF Junior World Championships
The 2022 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Junior World Championships, taking place May 2-10, 2022, in Heraklion, Greece, have seen history repeat itself. Rizki Juniansyah of Indonesia repeated ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Eishiro “Tank” Murakami (+109KG) Sets Multiple Japanese Records in Competition
Eishiro "Tank" Murakami continues to make steady progress. On May 1 & 2, 2022, Murakami posted his best lifts at a recent competition to social media — 192 kilograms (423.2 pounds) in the snatch, and ... Continue Reading
International Weightlifting Federation Names Colombia as Host Country for 2022 World Weightlifting Championships
The biggest competition in weightlifting outside of the Olympics themselves is headed to South America. According to an Apr. 25, 2022 press release issued by the International Weightlifting Federation ... Continue Reading
Weightlifting Qualification Process For 2024 Paris Olympic Games Released
On Apr. 19, 2022, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) released the qualification process for weightlifters to earn spots at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, scheduled for Jul. 26, 2024, through Aug. 11, ... Continue Reading
Sarah Davies Sanctioned By British Weight Lifting for “Discriminatory Comments,” Resigns From IWF Athletes Commission
On April 12, 2022, British weightlifter and Tokyo Olympian Sarah Davies received a three-month competitive suspension by British Weight Lifting (BWL), preventing her from competing on behalf of BWL at any ... Continue Reading