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 the competition, 13 of
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 featured, with the 10
In many ways, the sport of weightlifting is like skipping rocks: If you aimlessly chuck a rock out into the water, it’ll hit with a distinct plunk and sink right to the bottom.
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 (AWC). This
The barbell starts motionless on the floor at every weightlifting competition and ends up at arm’s length overhead. That’s the game; get an object from point “A” to point “B” as quickly and
The ink had hardly dried before it was wiped away. On May 10, 2023, Tian Tao returned to the weightlifting stage for the first time in over three years at the 2023 Asian
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 Championships (AWC) in
China’s women weightlifters are the single most dominant competitive force in the modern history of the sport — and that’s no exaggeration. On May 9, 2023, China logged yet another triple-gold-medal performance at
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. According to social media and
If you’re on the hunt for a new way to improve your weightlifting game, the muscle snatch is an absolute game-changer. The muscle snatch can help you build explosive leg power, teach you
