While the sport has evolved since the days of hauling large rocks, Olympic weightlifting has been a part of the Summer Games for more than a century. Since 1976, this has boiled down to two ...

When did weightlifting become an Olympic sport? The first modern Olympic Games in 1896 included men's weightlifting, but the sport didn't become a permanent fixture at the Olympics until 1920.

It's time for the world's strongest athletes to show how much they can lift. Olympic weightlifting — also referred to as just weightlifting — will be on the cards for the 2024 Paris Games.

So, when I saw an Olympic weightlifting seminar was being held at a local gym, Awakening Strength, by a very competent Olympic weightlifting coach, Serj Maksimov, I thought this was my moment ...

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Olympic weightlifting, simply known to athletes as weightlifting, is not to be confused with weight lifting, the act of lifting weights; or powerlifting, a completely different strength sport.

(We all do love it, right? It's our favorite? Good.) Olympic Weightlifting: A Complete Guide for Athletes & Coaches The idea of lifting weights for fun and health didn't become popular until after ...

Olympics· August 11, 2024 Weightlifting-China's Li takes second gold medal with dominant performance in women's over 81kg China's Li Wenwen won her second Olympic gold medal with a dominant ...

The United States’ long wait for an Olympic men’s weightlifting medalist is over after four decades, as Marietta, Georgia’s Hampton Morris lifted his way to bronze in the men’s 61kg (134 lbs.) final.