For Mattie Rogers, preparation is everything: "I keep everything I could possibly need to train or compete in my gym bag," says Rogers, Tokyo 2020 Olympian and perhaps the United States' most decorated ... Continue Reading
Is Lasha Talakhadze Strong Enough to Win the 2024 Olympics?
The 2024 Olympics begin in less than two months. And as the commencement of the summer Games on Jul. 26 looms ever closer, we're starting to wonder who will take home those precious gold medals in Paris. ... Continue Reading
Report: 18 Weightlifters Caught Violating Anti-Doping Policy in 2023
The 2024 Olympics begin in about two months. Paris will host 120 weightlifters — the fewest in decades — as a downstream consequence of the International Weightlifting Federation’s (IWF) years-long ... Continue Reading
2024 IWF Youth World Weightlifting Championships Results
All eyes are turning toward the upcoming 2024 Olympics later this summer. But before things kick off on the Olympic lifting platform this August, the best and brightest young weightlifters in the world ... Continue Reading
2024 Olympics: Meet the 5 Weightlifters Representing Team USA
The 2024 Olympics are approaching, and fast. With just a hair over two months left until the summer Games kick off in Paris, France, all eyes turn upon the Olympians selected to bring some hardware home to ... Continue Reading
2024 Olympian Olivia Reeves “Doesn’t Think About Calories,” Trains Weightlifting Only 4X Per Week
In just about 90 days, freshman Olympian Olivia Reeves will take to the stage during the Women’s 71-kilogram weightlifting event at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. The clock may be winding down, but Reeves — ... Continue Reading
Team China’s Weightlifting Roster for 2024 Olympics Revealed
In 2021, China sent eight weightlifters to compete at the Tokyo Olympics. They returned with seven gold medals and one silver. With less than 100 days to go until the commencement of the 2024 Olympics, the ... Continue Reading
2016 Olympian Oleksandr Pielieshenko Dies in Ukraine-Russia War
According to multiple sources, weightlifter Oleksandr Pielieshenko, who won two continental titles for Ukraine and finished fourth in his weight class at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, has died ... Continue Reading
Karlos Nasar Hit a 226KG Clean & Jerk. Is It an Unofficial World Record?
Come and take it: Weightlifter Karlos Nasar wants everyone to know that the top of the podium at the 2024 Olympic Games is already spoken for. On Apr. 28, 2024, Nasar competed at a multi-sport athletic ... Continue Reading
Opinion: Ego Cost Rahmat Erwin Abdullah a Gold Medal at the 2024 Olympics
For the last year or so, Indonesian weightlifter Rahmat Erwin Abdullah has lifted world-record weights like the bar and plates were made of styrofoam rather than steel. The 23-year-old dark-horsed a bronze ... Continue Reading
ICYMI: 3X Bodyweight Squat by Weightlifter Miranda Ulrey — 396 Pounds at 130 Pounds
If you aren’t aware, weightlifters have some seriously-strong legs. 20-year-old Olivia Reeves recently shocked social media with a triple-bodyweight squat. She’s in good company. On April 1, 2024, Team ... Continue Reading
2024 IWF World Cup Results
For many of the world's best weightlifters, this is the final attempt. The 2024 International Weightlifting Federation's (IWF) World Cup, which runs from Mar. 31 to Apr. 11, is the final qualification ... Continue Reading
“Paris Is the Ultimate Goal”: Lasha Talakhadze (+109KG) Will Not Lift at 2024 IWF World Cup
Since 2016, weightlifting fans all over the world have expected major competitions to close out with a bang. Georgian super-heavyweight and two-time Olympic Champion Lasha Talakhadze, who lifts in the ... Continue Reading
Liu Huanhua Sets First-Ever Weightlifting World Records in the 102KG Category
China's Liu Huanhua is a frontiersman — literally. On Monday, Apr. 8, 2024, Huanhua made modern weightlifting history as the first 102-kilogram athlete to set world records in his category. Huanhua's ... Continue Reading
American Weightlifter Olivia Reeves (71KG) Sets Triple Personal Records to Win 2024 IWF World Cup
The 2024 IWF World Cup continues to deliver on its promise of being a spectacular and star-studded weightlifting competition. The Cup, which runs from Mar. 31 to Apr. 11 in Phuket, Thailand, is the last ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Tian Tao Announces Retirement From International Competition
A chapter of weightlifting history is closing. On Saturday, Apr. 6, 2024, Olympic silver medalist and World Champion Tian Tao announced his retirement from the sport of weightlifting — internationally, at ... Continue Reading
Karlos Nasar & Jeison Lopez (89KG) Set Back-to-Back Snatch World Records at 2024 IWF World Cup: 181KG + 182KG
The hype rises in the Men's 89-kilogram category of weightlifting. On Saturday, Apr. 6, at the 2024 IWF World Cup in Phuket, Thailand, that excitement reached its zenith — at least, up until the Paris ... Continue Reading
“I Was Ready for the World Record”: Olympic Champion Meso Hassona Injured, Out of 2024 IWF World Cup
Qatari weightlifter Meso Hassona has lost his chance to go for a world record at the 2024 IWF World Cup after suffering an injury in Phuket, the venue for the final 2024 Paris Olympic Games qualification ... Continue Reading
Historic Upset: Rizki Juniansyah (73KG) Sets World Record Total, Steals Olympic Slot From Teammate Rahmat Erwin Abdullah
Prior to the commencement of the 2024 IWF World Cup in Phuket, Thailand, rumors swirled about the gravity of the event. Lead event commentator Seb Ostrowicz called this year's Cup "the biggest ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Ri Won Ju (67KG) Sets 189KG World Record Clean & Jerk at 2024 IWF World Cup
Records continue to fall left, right, and center at this year's IWF World Cup. The 2024 Cup, which runs from Mar. 31 to Apr. 11 in Phuket, Thailand, is the last stop on the 18-month journey to the 2024 ... Continue Reading
Luo Shifang (59KG) Sets a New Total World Record of 248 Kilograms at the 2024 IWF World Cup
The 2024 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Cup in Phuket, Thailand, has been a world record bonanza since it began on March 31, 2024. On April 3, 2024, the record books were opened up for ... Continue Reading
Report: The Bulgarian Weightlifting Federation’s Election Scandal & Impact on Karlos Nasar
Disciples of Ivan Abadjiev — the mastermind behind the infamous “Bulgarian Method” — have reportedly taken control of the Bulgarian Weightlifting Federation (BWF) in a power struggle. In early March 2024, ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Kang Hyon Gyong (55KG) Sets Clean & Jerk, Total World Records at 2024 IWF World Cup
Since the 2024 IWF World Cup began on Mar. 31 in Phuket, Thailand, every single weight category has seen new records set (and reset). On Apr 2., it was North Korea's Kang Hyon Gyong who set two more: a ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Li Fabin (61KG) Hits 146KG Snatch World Record at 2024 IWF World Cup
Few weightlifters run their category like China's Li Fabin. The 2020 Olympic Champion holds all three world records in the 61-kilogram division and, on Apr. 2, 2024, Fabin strengthened his claim when he ... Continue Reading