Olivia Reeves hoisted the United States to its first Olympic weightlifting gold medal in 24 years on Thursday, winning the women's 71kg (157 pounds) competition. Reeves set an Olympic record on Friday ...

Weightlifting has been a staple of competition since humans developed the cognitive ability to look at each other's glutes, as the echoes of a softly grunted "pathetic" bounced against cave walls, ...

PARIS—Ever since Team USA won its last Olympic weightlifting gold at the 2000 Sydney Games, a generation of Americans has tried and failed to outdo rivals in hoisting dangerously heavy pieces of metal ...

PARIS, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Chinese young gun Luo Shifang won the 59kg Olympic weightlifting title at the Paris Games on Thursday with a total of 241kg, setting Olympic records in the snatch and clean ...

Peyton McKenzie broke Florida High School Athletic Association records in May as a dominating state champion weightlifter for DeLand. He has said that performance was one step forward in a career he ...

As athletes worldwide compete on the grandest stage, a global spotlight has converged on Paris, France, as the home of the 2024 Summer Olympics. Amidst this worldwide celebration, the University of ...

In Olympic weightlifting, a single kilogram plate can be the difference between gold and silver. As much as possible, elite athletes must use everything they can to their advantage. One of these ...

Everything to know about weightlifting at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, including event guide, venue and daily schedule.

Weightlifting finally gets underway at the 2024 Paris Olympics Wednesday, kicking off five days of physics-defying feats of strength from South Paris Arena 6. Wednesday features two medal events: the ...

Li Fabin of China defended his Olympic weightlifting title on Wednesday, winning the men's 61-kilogram division, while Hampton Morris became the first American man to earn a weightlifting medal at the ...