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. The women's competition debuted at the 2000 Sydney ...

Here's what you need to know about weightlifting at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The first modern Olympic Games in 1896 included men's weightlifting, but the sport didn't become a permanent fixture at ...

Men first competed in weightlifting at the 1896 Olympics in Athens, Greece, but it didn't become a regular event in the competition until 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium.

The last U.S. men’s weightlifting medalists were Mario Martinez and Guy Carlton in 1984 and the last to win gold was Paul Anderson in 1956.

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China also has top contenders Luo Shifang in the women's 59kg and Shi Zhiyong in men's 73kg on Thursday and Li Wenwen in the women's +81kg on Sunday, when weightlifting wraps up.

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Men first competed in weightlifting at the 1896 Olympics in Athens, Greece, but it didn't become a regular event in the competition until 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium.

China also has top contenders Luo Shifang in the women's 59kg and Shi Zhiyong in men's 73kg on Thursday and Li Wenwen in the women's +81kg on Sunday, when weightlifting wraps up.