Day two of the weightlifting at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France, kicked off at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on Aug. 8, 2024, with the Women's 59-kilogram event. If you're just tuning in, catch up ... Continue Reading
Is Mihaela Cambei the World’s Next Weightlifting Superstar?
On the first day of weightlifting at the 2024 Olympics, I watched Mihaela-Valentina Cambei do something unheard of. Cambei, a 21-year-old Olympic lifter from Romania, put Team China, the world's most ... Continue Reading
Hou Zhihui Sets Olympic Record Clean & Jerk to Steal Gold Medal at 2024 Olympics
The Women's 49-kilogram event at the 2024 Olympics didn't play out the way anyone expected. Heading into the competition on Aug. 7, Hou Zhihui of Team China was the presumptive gold medalist. Zhihui ... Continue Reading
2024 Olympics Weightlifting Results: Women’s 49-Kilogram
The 2024 Olympics in Paris, France, are finally here. On Aug. 7, 2024, the Women's 49-kilogram class was the second weight category to step onto the lifting platform, following the Men's 61-kilogram class ... Continue Reading
Multiple Athletes Slip, Are Injured, Lose Medals on First Day of Weightlifting at 2024 Olympics
At the halfway mark of the first weightlifting event at the 2024 Olympics, it looked like Eko Yuli Irawan would make Olympic history. Irawan, 35, was the oldest of 12 athletes performing during the ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Li Fabin (61KG) Sets Snatch Record to Win 2024 Olympics
Weightlifting at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games kicked off on Aug. 7, 2024, with the Men's 61-kilogram contest. Li Fabin of China was the expected gold medalist. Although Fabin fell four kilograms short ... Continue Reading
2024 Olympics Weightlifting Results: Men’s 61-Kilogram
The 2024 Olympics in Paris, France, are finally here. After an 18-month qualification period that took each of them to the brink, a small handful of the best 61-kilogram weightlifters in the world will ... Continue Reading
American Weightlifter Hampton Morris Wins Historic Medal at 2024 Olympics
On the morning of Aug. 7, 2024, American weightlifter Hampton Morris set the tone for Team USA’s weightlifting efforts. Morris, 20, won a bronze medal during the Men’s 61-kilogram event at the 2024 ... Continue Reading
Olivia Reeves Plans for World Record at 2024 Olympics; Coach Expects Gold Medal
In Paris, Olivia Reeves might do something no American women's weightlifter has ever achieved. Reeves, just 21, is heading into the 2024 Olympics as the favorite for gold in the Women's 71-kilogram event ... Continue Reading
200LB Squats at 7 Years Old: How 3X Olympic Champion Pyrros Dimas Was Chosen for Weightlifting
For many athletes, the journey to the Olympic podium begins decades before the opening ceremonies. In some cases, countries will spend millions to scout, select, and develop future medalists. Others are ... Continue Reading
Stronger Than China? Alexey Churkin (73KG) Snatches 170KG Unofficial World Record
Many of the strongest weightlifters in the world are gathered in Paris, France, for the 2024 Olympics — but not Kazakh weightlifter Alexey Churkin. Yet Churkin, 20, may just be one of the strongest ... Continue Reading
11-Year-Old Weightlifter Rory van Ulft Zercher Squats 120 Kilograms (264 Pounds) in Training
Pre-teen sensation Aurora “Rory” van Ulft has captivated the strength world. At 11 years old, van Ulft took to her Instagram page on July 17, 2024, to showcase her latest achievement: a 120-kilogram ... Continue Reading
For Some Olympic Athletes, Getting a Medal Through TSA Is the Hardest Part
Ever since she won a medal at the 2020 Olympics, Kate Vibert has been embroiled in a beef with the Transportation Security Administration. “[The medal] almost always gets flagged when I’m going ... Continue Reading
“I’m Carrying a Legacy”: Meet 2024 Olympian Mary Theisen-Lappen
Mary Theisen-Lappen has big shoes to fill. The 33-year-old got a late start in competitive Olympic lifting, and yet in less than five years’ time has climbed just about as high as anyone can go — she joins ... Continue Reading
How To Watch Weightlifting at the 2024 Olympics
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