China's Li Xueying established two new Olympic records en route to the gold medal in women's 56kg weightlifting at the 2012 Olympic Games on Monday. Li lifted 108 kg in the snatch, setting a new ...

The strongest sport at the Olympics is set to take stage on Wednesday, Aug. 7, in Paris where five Americans eye the podium. Olympic weightlifting, simply known to athletes as weightlifting, is not to ...

PARIS, Aug. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Hou Zhihui, representing the Chinese national team and the Hunan Zoomlion Weightlifting Team, achieved a stunning victory in the women's 49kg weightlifting category ...

PARIS, France — Chattanooga's Olivia Reeves secured her first Olympic medal in the women's 71kg weightlifting competition in the Paris Olympics, setting a new Olympic record. Twenty-one-year-old ...

It's time for the world's strongest athletes to show how much they can lift. Olympic weightlifting — also referred to as just weightlifting — will be on the cards for the 2024 Paris Games.

Team USA's Olivia Reeves was just 3 years old when Tara Nott-Cunningham won the country's first and only gold. Now, 21-year-old Reeves is aiming to break a world record at the Paris Olympics and if ...

Olivia Reeves lifted her way into weightlifting history on Friday, winning the second Olympic gold medal for Team USA since women were allowed to compete in 2000. In the 71kg snatch session, Reeves ...

Thousands of spring breakers descended upon Panama City Beach to soak up the sunshine and enjoy the stunning waters. Little did they know, a beachside event was underway, challenging participants to ...

Pace girls weightlifting set FHSAA state records at the 3A state meet while winning a 4th straight traditional and 3rd ...