Hold on to your butts — the 2024 Olympics are right around the corner. This summer’s Olympic Games in Paris, France, begin on Jul. 26 and run through Aug. 11. This year’s weightlifting events, though, ... Continue Reading
These Are the Olympic Records in Weightlifting…for Now
The summer Olympic Games have been held just about every four years since the inaugural event in 1896 in Athens, Greece. The Games are about international cooperation, camaraderie, and ... Continue Reading
Report: 2016 Olympian Mohamed Ehab May Lose Bronze Medal After Failing Doping Test
Reanalysis of samples from the 2016 Rio Olympic Games resulted in the provisional suspension of two weightlifters from the former Men’s 77-kilogram division: Mohamed Ehab of Egypt and Alexandru Spac of ... Continue Reading
“He Can Be Top Five”: Meet 2024 Olympian Wes Kitts
“This is the best weightlifting team that the United States has sent to the Olympics in modern times,” said senior international coach Wil Fleming on Reddit in June. Not only is he correct — Team USA is ... Continue Reading
2020 Olympian Predicts 2024 Olympics Weightlifting Results
Speculation abounds. As of the date of this article’s publication, the 2024 Olympics are a mere 11 days away. After three full years since weightlifters took to the stage in Tokyo, fans are eager to see ... Continue Reading
Is Karlos Nasar Strong Enough To Win Gold in Two Divisions at the 2024 Olympics?
On Friday, July 12, 2024, Bulgarian phenom Karlos Nasar posted his latest feat of strength to social media — a 185-kilogram, or 407.8-pound snatch, three kilograms above the official 89-kilogram world ... Continue Reading
These Countries Have Struggled To Send Weightlifters to the 2024 Olympics. Here’s Why
The 2024 Olympics in Paris, France will host around 120 weightlifting athletes from all over the world — and a small handful who will march in blank uniforms and unadorned flags during the opening ... Continue Reading
13-Year-Old Emily Ibanez Squats 3X Her Own Weight: 363.7 Pounds (165KG)
Tiny, but mighty; 13-year-old Olympic weightlifter Emily Ibanez is one of the strongest up-and-coming athletes in the world. Doubtful? The proof is in the pudding — on Jul. 5, 2024, Ibanez barbell back ... Continue Reading
“It’s a Privilege”: Meet 2024 Olympian Olivia Reeves
Weightlifting is a small sport by international standards and, in some ways, borderline microscopic in the United States. But Olympic lifting in recent years has puffed its chest somewhat, thanks in part ... Continue Reading
Every Weightlifter Competing at the 2024 Olympics
After being pushed to the brink of elimination, weightlifting has been confirmed for both the 2024 Olympics and 2028 Games in Los Angeles. Paris will host just over 120 athletes across 10 events — one of ... Continue Reading
“I’m Excited for Another World Record”: Meet 2024 Olympian Hampton Morris
Hampton Morris is heading to the 2024 Olympics in a unique position. Morris made modern history for the States once already this year when he set a clean & jerk Senior world record in April — a first ... Continue Reading
“It’s Not About Redemption”: Meet 2024 Olympian Jourdan Delacruz
The 2024 Olympics in Paris, France, are on the horizon. Five of the United States’ best weightlifters will venture overseas for this summer’s Games, which run from Jul. 26 to Aug. 11. Team USA’s ... Continue Reading
Karlos Nasar Sets Unofficial World Records Ahead of 2024 Olympics…Again
With roughly six weeks until the 2024 Olympics, Bulgarian weightlifter Karlos Nasar is looking approximately unstoppable. When the qualification period commenced in 2022, Nasar was one of many names in the ... Continue Reading
The Only 3 Overhead Squat Mobility Drills You Need (According to a Weightlifting Olympian)
The overhead squat is a litmus test; if you can't do one, you're probably not as flexible as you think. It takes a truly extraordinary amount of mobility in your hips, ankles, shoulders, wrists, ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Dislocates Finger Mid-Lift, Pops It Back Into Place to Win National Championship
When there's a gold medal on the line, you take a page out of Nike's playbook and just do it — exactly what weightlifter Cicely Kyle did at the USA Weightlifting (USAW) National Championships on Friday, ... Continue Reading
2024 USA Weightlifting Senior National Championships Full Results
The world of weightlifting may be abuzz about the upcoming 2024 Olympics in Paris, France, but USA Weightlifting's (USAW) National Championships Week is the talk of the town stateside. Pittsburgh, PA ... Continue Reading
Watch 11-Year-Old Rory van Ulft Lift 170 Pounds Over Her Head
An 11-year-old girl is officially one of the strongest young weightlifters on Earth. On Saturday, Jun. 15, 2024, Aurora "Rory" van Ulft, a pre-teen American weightlifter, set an unofficial Youth world ... Continue Reading
Interview: 2024 Olympian Olivia Reeves on Being the Gold-Medal Favorite at the Olympics & More
Weightlifter Olivia Reeves is making waves. In Apr. 2024, Reeves — a 20-year-old and the United States' most dominant female weightlifter of the year — deterred Team China, the world's winningest country ... Continue Reading
Karlos Nasar Teases Unofficial World Record Clean & Jerk Ahead of 2024 Olympics
Karlos Nasar may have the words "you lost" tattooed on his forearm, but this is no Memento situation — they're a reminder for his competition. On Friday, Jun. 14, 2024, the clean & jerk world record ... Continue Reading
Interview: The One Item 2020 Olympian Mattie Rogers “Must Have” in Her Gym Bag
For Mattie Rogers, preparation is everything: "I keep everything I could possibly need to train or compete in my gym bag," says Rogers, Tokyo 2020 Olympian and perhaps the United States' most decorated ... Continue Reading
Is Lasha Talakhadze Strong Enough to Win the 2024 Olympics?
The 2024 Olympics begin in less than two months. And as the commencement of the summer Games on Jul. 26 looms ever closer, we're starting to wonder who will take home those precious gold medals in Paris. ... Continue Reading
Report: 18 Weightlifters Caught Violating Anti-Doping Policy in 2023
The 2024 Olympics begin in about two months. Paris will host 120 weightlifters — the fewest in decades — as a downstream consequence of the International Weightlifting Federation’s (IWF) years-long ... Continue Reading
2024 IWF Youth World Weightlifting Championships Results
All eyes are turning toward the upcoming 2024 Olympics later this summer. But before things kick off on the Olympic lifting platform this August, the best and brightest young weightlifters in the world ... Continue Reading
2024 Olympics: Meet the 5 Weightlifters Representing Team USA
The 2024 Olympics are approaching, and fast. With just a hair over two months left until the summer Games kick off in Paris, France, all eyes turn upon the Olympians selected to bring some hardware home to ... Continue Reading