Weightlifting News

Cheryl Haworth represented USA Weightlifting at the 2000 Sydney Olympics — and won a bronze medal! — at just 17 years old. Cheryl talks about the friendships forged through Olympic ... Continue Reading

It’s a life worthy of a movie. A former World War I veteran returns to the United States, discovers weightlifting, and, in time, dedicates himself to it. Not content with competing, the man built his own ... Continue Reading

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) is re-establishing the Anti-Doping Commission (ADC). As first covered by insidethegames, the move comes following the revelations of corruption ... Continue Reading

On July 24th, USA Weightlifting (USAW) announced that the Nike American Open Series 3 (AO Series 3) event initially scheduled to take place in Las Vegas, Nevada from September 17th-20th would ... Continue Reading

Rebeka Koha of Latvia has decided to retire from the sport of weightlifting at the age of 22. Koha competed in the -53kg, -58kg, and -59kg weight classes during her career, as well as one appearance at ... Continue Reading

You may not yet know much about Keydomar Vallenilla, but you probably should. The 19-year-old weightlifter from Venezuela, who competes in the -89kg weight class, holds the Junior clean & jerk ... Continue Reading

Petr Asayonok of Belarus began his professional weightlifting career in 2010 at the age of of 17 in the -69kg class when he placed second at a Youth Olympic Qualifying Event. He has since competed in the ... Continue Reading

Over this past weekend history was made, as the 2020 Pan American Cup became the first-ever International level Weightlifting Competition held exclusively via the internet. Athletes had cameras setup in ... Continue Reading

Earlier today, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) shared the decision, mutually made by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Senegal, to postpone the 2022 Dakar Youth Olympic Games ... Continue Reading

Antonio Krastev of Bulgaria was a weightlifter who competed in the super heavyweight class (110+kg). He had was a 5-time medalist at the World Weightlifting Championships, including golds in 1985 ... Continue Reading

According to Reuters, the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach said in a virtual new conference on Wednesday that weightlifting could potentially lose its spot at future ... Continue Reading

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) shared a press release on Thursday discussing "key steps (that) have been taken to lay the foundation for future progress." These steps follow the ... Continue Reading

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has released a three page document clarifying Rule 50 of the International Olympic Charter regarding "advertising, demonstrations, and ... Continue Reading

On the morning of June 4th, Professor Richard H. McLaren, who was appointed by the Executive Board of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) to conduct an independent investigation of the ... Continue Reading

Egyptian weightlifting coach Khaled Korany has been provisionally suspended for doping offenses and his suspension could be elevated to a lifetime ban, according to a new report from Inside the ... Continue Reading

According to a press release by International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved holding 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games qualifying events that had ... Continue Reading

Times are tough in the United States and the pandemic’s impact is practically immeasurable. The numbers that get the most attention are the big ones: a six-figure death toll, 40 million unemployed, the ... Continue Reading

Lasha Talakhadze of Georgia is one of the most decorated weightlifters in the world. Currently competing in the 109+kg weight class, he is a 2016 Rio Olympic gold medalist, a 4-time World ... Continue Reading

Calling all strength sports fans, there's an interesting film on Kickstarter called "The Weight" that needs backers to get up and running. Strength sports continue to grow in popularity across the ... Continue Reading

Ilya Ilyin of Kazakhstan has had a very decorated weightlifting career. He has won four World Weightlifting Championships across three different weight classes — 2005 at -89kg), 2006 and 2011 at -94kg, and ... Continue Reading

CJ Cummings is a 4-time junior world weightlifting champion — he won them consecutively in 2016, 2017, 2018 in the -69kg weight class, and 2019 in the -73kg weight class where he currently competes. The ... Continue Reading