Team China has inked itself into the weightlifting record books ... again. On Friday, Sep. 15, weightlifter Liang Xiaomei set the first Senior world record in the Women's 81-kilogram division. She lifted ... Continue Reading
Garik Karapetyan (102KG) Sets 183KG Snatch Junior World Record at 2023 World Weightlifting Championships
The International Weightlifting Federation's (IWF) 2023 World Weightlifting Championships (WWC) has been anything but unexciting. This year's WWC, which runs from Sep. 4 to 17 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, is ... Continue Reading
USA’s Olivia Reeves Sets Junior World Records, Wins Bronze Medal at 2023 World Weightlifting Championships
American weightlifting is on the rise. On Wednesday, Sep. 13, 2023, Team USA scored big wins at the International Weightlifting Federation's (IWF) 2023 World Weightlifting Championships in Riyadh, Saudi ... Continue Reading
Liao Guifang (71KG) Scores Clean & Jerk and Total World Records at 2023 World Weightlifting Championships
Riyadh runs red. Halfway through the International Weightlifting Federation's (IWF) 2023 World Weightlifting Championships (WWC), Team China has amassed more gold medals than any other country — and it's ... Continue Reading
Iran’s Mir Mostafa Javadi Wins Men’s 89KG Division in Major Upset at 2023 World Weightlifting Championships
As the Iranian flag was raised in the stadium, commentators at the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships (WWC) remarked that they had just witnessed one of the most surprising upsets in years. In a move ... Continue Reading
Rahmat Erwin Abdullah (81KG) Sets 209-Kilogram Clean & Jerk World Record at 2023 World Weightlifting Championships
Indonesia's Rahmat Erwin Abdullah is the dark horse of men's weightlifting. Since the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, Abdullah has made a name for himself as a podium contender in both the 73 and 81-kilogram ... Continue Reading
How an Unexpected Phone Call Could Get 36-Year-Old Weightlifter Caine Wilkes Back to the Olympics
When a tendon snaps off the bone, it feels more like a dull pop than the crack of a whip. If you’re distracted at that moment, say by the cold kiss of a steel bar slamming into your clavicles, you might ... Continue Reading
Hampton Morris Wins First USA Men’s Gold Medal in Over 50 Years at 2023 World Weightlifting Championships
Over five decades have passed since a male American weightlifter stood atop the podium at a World Weightlifting Championships (WWC). In 1972, athlete Rick Holbrook won gold in the clean & jerk — 51 ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Jiang Huihua (49KG) Sets 120KG Clean & Jerk World Record at 2023 World Weightlifting Championships
Team China has set the tone. On the second day of competition, 49-kilogram weightlifter Jiang Huihua set the first new world records of the International Weightlifting Federation's (IWF) 2023 World ... Continue Reading
Athletes To Watch at the 2023 IWF World Weightlifting Championships
From Sept. 4-17, 2023, the International Weightlifting Federation's (IWF) World Weightlifting Championships begin in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This competition is more than just another exhibition of ... Continue Reading
International Weightlifting Federation Updates Gender Identity Policy, Announces New Division
With roughly a year until the commencement of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has announced a significant change to the structure of the sport. According ... Continue Reading
2024 USA Weightlifting North American Open Series 1 to Be Held at 2024 Arnold Sports Festival
The 2024 USA Weightlifting (USAW) North American Open Series 1 (NAOS1) and 2024 National University Championships (NUC) will be featured at the 2024 Arnold Sports Festival (ASF) on Feb. 29 through March 3, ... Continue Reading
World Champion Weightlifter Tian Tao Teaches His Secret to Power Cleaning Massive Weights
"You can't all be like me," says 2019 World Champion and 2016 Olympic silver medalist Tian Tao. That's more than bravado, too; the Chinese weightlifter is renowned for his skill and strength in ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Hampton Morris (61KG) Clean & Jerks Unofficial World Record of 179 Kilograms
The 2023 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Weightlifting Championships (WWC) begin on Sep. 4, 2023 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and Hampton Morris is ready. The 19-year-old Junior World ... Continue Reading
World Champion Weightlifter Kate Vibert Used Blood Flow Restriction To Set a 190-Kilogram Squat Record After Knee Surgery
For 2020 Olympic silver medalist and 2019 World Champion Kate Vibert, all setbacks are temporary. Vibert, who suffered a meniscus tear during a workout in July of 2022, has worked hard to make a full ... Continue Reading
2023 IWF Grand Prix I Full Results
The clock is ticking. With only a little over a year to go before the 2024 Olympic Games kick off, the best weightlifters in the world continue to battle their way into — or be unseated from — the few ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Hampton Morris (61KG) Unveils Unofficial 176-Kilogram World Record Clean & Jerk
The modern bodyweight categories in weightlifting were unveiled back in 2018. Since that time, no American male athlete has claimed a world record at the Senior level — a streak that 19-year-old Hampton ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Artyom Antropov Faces Provisional Suspension From International Testing Agency
Weightlifting has made some significant strides toward rehabilitating its international prestige, but the sport continues to be mired in drug-related controversies. On Monday, June 12, 2023, the ... Continue Reading
2023 African Weightlifting Championships Results
The 2023 African Weightlifting Championships occurred on May 11-20, 2023, in Tunis, Tunisia. All 20 bodyweight categories were contested (10 Men's and 10 Women's). Twenty-one countries were represented in ... Continue Reading
2023 Pan American Junior Weightlifting Championships Results
The 2023 Pan American Junior Weightlifting Championships took place on May 10-15, 2023, in Manizales, Colombia. Ten weight categories for the Junior Men's division and Junior Women's division were ... Continue Reading
2023 Asian Weightlifting Championships Full Results
Continental weightlifting in Asia has flown under the radar for the past year or so, but things were not low key at the 2023 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Asian Weightlifting Championships ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Li Dayin (89KG) Sets Snatch and Total World Records at 2023 Asian Weightlifting Championships
Li Dayin may be the next big thing in Chinese men's weightlifting. The 25-year-old powerhouse made a confident and commanding appearance in the 89-kilogram division at the 2023 Asian Weightlifting ... Continue Reading
World-Record-Holding Weightlifter Karlos Nasar Reportedly Suffers Serious Leg Injury
Only a few short weeks after dominating the 2023 European Weightlifting Championships (EWC), Karlos Nasar has reportedly suffered a debilitating injury that may hamper his future in weightlifting. ... Continue Reading
How to Watch the 2023 Asian Weightlifting Championships
The 2023 Asian Weightlifting Championships (AWC) are scheduled for May 5-13, 2023, in Jinju, South Korea. The contest will feature twenty weight categories — 10 male and 10 female — in the central city of ... Continue Reading