Just days after weightlifting wrapped up at the 2016 Rio Olympics, the first positive doping test has resulted in one lifter losing his bronze medal. The BBC is reporting that Kyrgyzstan's Izzat Artykov — ... Continue Reading
IWF President: Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus Bans Confirmed, Other Countries at Risk
IWF President Tamas Ajan has reportedly confirmed that the weightlifting federations of Kazakhstan, Russia, and Belarus will receive formal one-year bans from international competition starting in the next ... Continue Reading
Lasha Talakhadze Wins Gold, Behdad Salimi Bombs Out After World Record Snatch
The final weightlifting session of the 2016 Rio Olympics did not disappoint. The weight class has a new world record — matching the all-time record set before weight class changes in the 1990s — and a new ... Continue Reading
Here’s the Story Behind Kiribati’s Dancing Weightlifter, David Katoatau
There have been some impressive, inspiring, and downright jaw-dropping weightlifting performances so far at the Rio Olympics, but one story seems to stand above the rest. Lifting in the men's 105kg B group ... Continue Reading
Ruslan Nurudinov Wins 105kg Class, Claims Uzbekistan’s First Olympic Weightlifting Medal
In a weight class with the noticeable absence of Kazakhstan's Ilya Ilyin, his main rival showed he's a force to be reckoned with regardless of the names on the start list. Uzbekistan's Ruslan Nurudinov — ... Continue Reading
Meng Suping Wins +75kg Class, Sarah Robles Secures First Medal for USA Since 2000
In a superheavyweight class missing the world record holder in both lifts and the total — Russia's Tatiana Kashirina — the competition for medals seemed wide open. China's Meng Suping was the favorite ... Continue Reading
Iran’s Sohrab Moradi Easily Wins 94kg Weightlifting Class
Just weeks before lifting started, the men's 94kg class in Rio looked to be a battle between several accomplished lifters. By the time Saturday rolled around, the field looked much thinner than ... Continue Reading
Weightlifting Update: Kianoush Rostami Sets World Record, Wins Gold in 85kg Over Tian Tao
Even with World Champion Artem Okulov and perennial threat Apti Aukhadov out of the 2016 Olympics, the men's 85kg category was still a battle for dominance between two lifters capable of world ... Continue Reading
Rim Jong-sim Wins 75kg Weightlifting Gold, Jenny Arthur Sets American Snatch Record
There were several lifters fighting for podium spots, but with just two lifts, one athlete had gold locked up in the 75kg category. Rim Jong-sim, the 2012 London Olympic Champion in the 69kg category, took ... Continue Reading
Pascal Plamondon Breaks Canadian Weightlifting Records at Rio Olympics
Making his Olympic Games debut for Team Canada, Pascal Plamondon set new Canadian Senior Records this morning in the Clean & Jerk and Total. Plamondon, the 2016 Pan American Championships bronze ... Continue Reading
5 Up and Coming USA Weightlifting Kids To Watch
Gone are the days when we'd have to wait until a competition to see who's next to make some noise in USA Weightlifting. Thanks to social media, we can already see the next generation of great USA ... Continue Reading
With 5 More Days of Weightlifting in Rio, Here’s What You Need to Know
Despite numerous big names — and the entirety of Russian Weightlifting — out of the competition due to doping suspensions and/or federation bans, Rio has already featured a lot of great weightlifting. ... Continue Reading
Nijat Rahimov Breaks Clean & Jerk World Record, Beats Lu Xiaojun in Epic 77kg Battle
In what will go down as one of the most intense finishes to a weightlifting session in recent memory, reigning World Champion Nijat Rahimov needed to clean & jerk a full four kilograms above the world ... Continue Reading
China Scores Another Weightlifting Gold As Xiang Yanmei Wins 69kg Class
After an inconsistent start with two bomb-outs, China's weightlifters continued a dominant stretch of wins when Xiang Yanmei won gold in the women's 69kg category. Yanmei's total of 261kg is actually ... Continue Reading
Shi Zhiyong Wins 69kg Gold to Secure China’s Second Weightlifting Gold of the Day
After an inconsistent start for several presumed favorites, Chinese weightlifting's athletes had a victorious day in Rio, securing their second gold of the day. Just hours after Deng Wei's victory in ... Continue Reading
Bizarre Sydney Morning Herald Article on Tia-Clair Toomey Creates Internet Chaos
An Sydney Morning Herald article entitled, "World CrossFit Games runner-up Tia Toomey finds Rio 2016 a different beast" emerged from Down Under on Monday night. The article written by ... Continue Reading
In His 4th Games, Colombia’s Oscar Mosquera (62kg) Finally Wins Olympic Gold
We're three days into the 2016 Olympics, and Rio has already witnessed one of the best feel-good weightlifting stories in recent memory. At 33 years old and lifting in his 4th Olympic Games, Colombia's ... Continue Reading
Hsu Shu-Ching Wins Gold in 53kg Class As Li Yajun Fails to Total
The second weightlifting class of the 2016 Rio Olympics has its champion, and while the "A" session field was relatively small with just seven lifters, the competition featured numerous accomplished ... Continue Reading
Norik Vardanian Talks Seminars, Training, and Being an Olympic Power Couple
On August 2nd, 2012 Olympian Norik Vardanian took to Instagram to announce an upcoming seminar schedule for this fall. In addition to himself, the other featured clinician will be his girlfriend Jenny ... Continue Reading
The Final Olympic Weightlifting Start List Is Published. Here’s Who to Watch
Last night, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) held the technical meeting for the 2016 Olympic Games. This included the verification of final entries from all countries and in each weight ... Continue Reading
There’s a New Nike Romaleos 2 Color Scheme
We tend to think the coolest Nike Romaleo lifters are of the customized variety, but that's not to say there aren't some solid options straight off the line. We've seen them in traditional black, bright ... Continue Reading
Court of Arbitration for Sports Upholds Ban, Rejects Russian Weightlifting Federation Appeal
Last week, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) announced it would be prohibiting all Russian weightlifters and weightlifting officials from taking part in competition at the 2016 Rio Olympic ... Continue Reading
Danny Camargo on Coaching and His Upcoming Competition, The Praelium
Danny Camargo has established himself as one of the most respected weightlifting coaches in North America, traveling the world to lead US international teams, give dozens of seminars and year, and support ... Continue Reading
Is the Fitness Industry About to Go Crazy Over Instagram Stories?
If you thought your favorite strength athletes, coaches, and, uh, influencers (?) were already obsessed with Instagram, it's only just begun. Today, the social media giant — which is owned by social media ... Continue Reading