However, the sport of weightlifting recognizes just two lifts for competition: the snatch and the clean and jerk. At the Olympics, lifters are tested in both disciplines in a combined competition. The ...

It was a busy week for International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) President Mohamed Jaloud, who began by visiting Kazakhstan, praising the ...

Bay County championships were held at Bay High School on Saturday, January 19. This competition provided athletes the chance ...

Georgia's Lasha Talakhadze won gold in the men's +102 kilograms, marking his third consecutive Olympic gold medal in the heaviest weightlifting division. Olivia Reeves won the United States' first ...

An Olympic runner takes on a whole new challenge: their first Olympic lifting competition! Oklahoma high school basketball player saves opposing team player after he collapsed on the court The ...

Similarly to other Olympic sports like gymnastics and track and field (shotput), chalk is often used by weightlifters in order to eliminate moisture and help the bar rotate freely in the grip of the ...

Athletes from across the state competed in the first-ever Rural Classification State Championship Invitational. Organized for ...

The Lady Sharks finished third overall in the Traditional with 27 points and fourth overall in the Olympic with 18 points at ...

TEHRAN - Navab Nassirshalal has stepped down from his role as head coach of Iran national weightlifting team. Nassirshalal, ...

The NOC General Assembly in Minsk last Wednesday celebrated its Paris 2024 medallists, as well as the coaches who contributed ...