Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo witnessed the sudden rise of weightlifting in the country following her golden breakthrough in the 2021 ...

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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 ...

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.

Keep in mind that body shape, weight and composition change throughout an athlete's career and they are not the only factors that contribute to Olympic wins. Focusing too much on these attributes ...

Twelve years after women’s boxing made its Olympic debut with just 36 fighters in three weight classes in London, the sport likely has achieved gender parity, reaching the overall Olympic ...

Three white lights and the weight of the world comes off your shoulders. Welcome to Olympic weightlifting. Led by Tokyo Olympic silver medallist Emily Campbell, the road to Paris 2024 continues for ...

So, I started doing CrossFit for extra conditioning and was introduced to Olympic weightlifting. I really loved it. I competed a few times and wanted to try and qualify for national meets.

The various sports that make up the Olympic Games are awe-inspiring in general, but if you spend a lot of time around the weight rack, you likely find the weightlifting events wholly captivating.

If it doesn’t, the Olympic committee may eject the sport from the Games. By Ognian Georgiev and Ken Belson Weight lifting was one of just nine sports at the first Olympics in 1896, but its days ...

Remember: You’re training explosive power with Olympic lifts, so you don’t want to try to muscle the bar up. You can also try the snatch step. You won’t be able to lift heavy weight with ...