On July 15, Team USA weightlifter Kate Nye took to social media with a video of a new PR in the jerk — a truly astonishing 153-kilograms (337 pounds). An important note: Although this jerk PR is ... Continue Reading
Athletes Will Be Served Medals On Trays In Contactless 2020 Olympic Ceremonies
With the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games opening ceremony on July 23, 2021, fast approaching, yet another change will impact the international event in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. During all medal ... Continue Reading
How to Watch Weightlifting at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics — Live Streaming, Broadcasts, and More
After a particularly tumultuous qualification cycle rife with delays and controversy surrounding weightlifting’s status as an Olympic event, lifters from around the globe will compete in Tokyo, Japan, from ... Continue Reading
Team USA Weightlifter Mattie Rogers Hits 110-kilogram Push Press, Then Busts a Move
Team USA member Mattie Rogers will represent the USA at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, where she will compete in the 87-kilogram class. The Games kick off on July 23, 2021, and her division is scheduled to ... Continue Reading
Turkish Weightlifter Daniyar Ismayilov Faces Possible 8-Year Ban After Doping Charge
Daniyar Ismayilov, who won silver at the 2016 Olympic Games in the now-defunct Mens’ 69-kilogram category, is facing a possible four to eight-year suspension from competition following a drug-related ... Continue Reading
Rogers Claims Records — 2021 USA Weightlifting National Championships Results
The weightlifting champions of the United States have been crowned. The 2021 USA Weightlifting (USAW) National Championships took place from June 26 through July 4 in Detroit, MI. The event saw male and ... Continue Reading
IWF Congress Approves Proposals From ITA and WADA, Adjourns Without Finalized Constitution
On June 30, 2021, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Congress met as a group for the first time in two years with the intent to approve the proposed reforms to the IWF Constitution. ... Continue Reading
Nicolae Vlad and Hasan Akkus Step Down From IWF Executive Board
In the aftermath of the release of its report into 146 previously unsolved doping-related cases between the years 2009 to 2019, the International Testing Agency (ITA) asserted anti-doping rules violations ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Katherine Nye Hits 114 Kilogram Snatch PR in Training
Whether she's excited about it being Friday or that her first Olympic Games is on the horizon (it is the Olympics), Katherine Nye channeled some feel-good energy to set a new snatch PR of 114 kilograms. ... Continue Reading
New ITA Report Reveals Doping Violations, Corruption, and Cover-Ups in Weightlifting
On June 24, the International Testing Agency (ITA) released its report that shared findings in 146 previously unsolved doping-related cases between the years 2009 to 2019 following an eight-month-long ... Continue Reading
Romanian Weightlifting Federation Suspended Ahead of Tokyo Olympic Games
An IWF press release has confirmed the one-year provisional suspension of the Federatia Romana de Haltere (FRH), Romania’s national weightlifting federation, after the International Testing Agency (ITA) ... Continue Reading
2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Refugee Olympic Team Members Announced
Tuesday, June 8, 2021, marked a special day for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. According to the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) announcement, 29 athletes from 11 different countries were named to ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Dmytro Chumak Provisionally Suspended for Doping Bribery Allegations
Ukrainian Weightlifter Dmytro Chumak has been charged with three violations of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Anti-Doping Rules for attempts to "evade and bribe" doping control officers, ... Continue Reading
Lasha Talakhadze Makes 300-Kilogram Clean Pull Triple Look Casual
Is there a weight Georgian weightlifter Lasha Talakhadze can't lift? Of course. But every time Talakhadze films a training session, it's a question worth pondering. Recently, the world record holder for ... Continue Reading
Rizki Juniansyah (73KG) Sets Three New Junior World Records at 2021 IWF Junior World Championships
The 2021 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Junior World Championships started on May 21 and will continue until May 31, but history has already been made. Rizki Juiansyah of Indonesia set three ... Continue Reading
USA Weightlifting Announces 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Roster
On May 19, 2021, USA Weightlifting revealed the eight athletes — four men and four women — representing America at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. The Olympics will take place from July 23 through August 8, ... Continue Reading
5 of the Greatest Weightlifting Battles of All Time
Ask any competitive weightlifter in the world and they’ll tell you that their main opponent when they’re at a meet is the barbell they have to lift. Weightlifting as a sport isn’t necessarily structured to ... Continue Reading
USA Weightlifting Moves to Hawaii Ahead of 2020 Olympic Games. Here’s Why
The 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo (occurring in 2021) will be bittersweet for athletes. In March, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that international spectators wouldn't be allowed to ... Continue Reading
IOC Bans Athletes From Wearing “Black Lives Matter” Apparel On 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Podium
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has banned athletes from any sport in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games program from wearing "Black Lives Matter (BLM)" apparel on the podium. According to the ... Continue Reading
Lasha Talakhadze Hits Heaviest Snatch and Clean & Jerk Ever Caught on Film — 225KG and 270KG
On April 29, 2021, Lasha Talakhadze of Georgia posted two videos to his Instagram account of him snatching 225 kilograms (496 pounds) and clean-and-jerking 270 kilograms (595 pounds). These lifts were done ... Continue Reading
New Records Galore — 2020 Pan American Weightlifting Championships Recap
The rescheduled Pan American Championships in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, have come to a close. Over the course of the event, 15 Pan American records were broken. Team USA had an exceptional ... Continue Reading
2020 Asian Weightlifting Championships Recap — Winners, Records, and Highlights
The 2020 Asian Weightlifting Championships — which took place from April 16-25, 2021— wrapped up this week in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. This marks one of the final international competitions held in the Asian ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Mattie Rogers (81KG) Sets Two New Snatch Records At 2020 Pan Ams
The medals keep coming, and the records keep falling at the feet of Team USA at the rescheduled 2020 Pan American Championships. In the 81-kilogram class, Mattie Rogers set new American and Pan American ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Taylor Turner Wilkins (59KG) Sets Three American Records at Pan American Championships
Team USA has yet another remarkable performance to tout from the rescheduled 2020 Pan American Championships in Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic. First, Cecily Kyle set a clean & jerk American record ... Continue Reading