Weightlifting happens fast. Often, the most significant moments in the sport are measured in milliseconds rather than minutes. That said, a lot goes beyond the competition platform that shapes the sport’s future as well.
Sports are only as good as the athletes that play them. With no one on the field, the ball doesn’t move; the same idea holds as true in weightlifting as in any other
The structure of weightlifting‘s governance has changed. On Dec. 16, 2022, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) released a presser detailing the results of its historic Athletes’ Commission elections. The IWF’s electoral process, which
A fantastic year of Olympic lifting was capped off with the 2022 International Weightlifting Federation’s (IWF) World Weightlifting Championships (WWC). This year’s World Championships, held in Bogotá, Colombia, also marks the beginning of
Li Wenwen is a world-class weightlifter. So much so that on Dec. 15, 2022, she handily outdid every other +87-kilogram woman in the world at the 2022 International Weightlifting Federation’s (IWF) World Weightlifting
Sarah Robles is reliable. On Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, Robles brought home another weightlifting medal for the United States when she snatched 127 kilograms (279.9 pounds) in the Women’s +87-kilogram Group A at
Mattie Rogers sets records. Her latest came on Dec. 13, 2022, when she competed at the International Weightlifting Federation’s (IWF) World Weightlifting Championships (WWC) in Bogotá, Colombia. During the Women’s 76-kilogram Group A
What’s a “sumo clean”? Today I’m talking to South African weightlifter Nathan Morris, an international level lifter who has competed at the African Championships and Commonwealth Championships. Originally a rugby player, Nathan switched
America is on the board again. On Dec. 12, 2022, American weightlifter Olivia Reeves secured a bronze medal in the clean & jerk at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Weightlifting Championships in
When Loredana Toma is hungry, she eats. And on Dec. 12, 2022, Toma ate a new World Record snatch alive; 119 kilograms (262.5 pounds) to cap off the snatch portion of the Women’s
