Tag: Weightlifting
Liao Guifang (71KG) Scores Clean & Jerk and Total World Records at 2023 World Weightlifting Championships
Riyadh runs red. Halfway through the International Weightlifting Federation’s (IWF) 2023 World Weightlifting Championships (WWC), Team China has amassed more gold medals than any other country — and it’s not close. On Wednesday, … Read more
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Iran’s Mir Mostafa Javadi Wins Men’s 89KG Division in Major Upset at 2023 World Weightlifting Championships
As the Iranian flag was raised in the stadium, commentators at the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships (WWC) remarked that they had just witnessed one of the most surprising upsets in years. In a … Read more
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Rahmat Erwin Abdullah (81KG) Sets 209-Kilogram Clean & Jerk World Record at 2023 World Weightlifting Championships
Indonesia’s Rahmat Erwin Abdullah is the dark horse of men’s weightlifting. Since the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, Abdullah has made a name for himself as a podium contender in both the 73 and … Read more
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Hampton Morris Wins First USA Gold Medal in Over 50 Years at 2023 World Weightlifting Championships
Over half a century has passed since a male American weightlifter stood atop the podium at a World Weightlifting Championships (WWC). In 1972, 90-kilogram athlete Rick Holbrook won gold in the clean & … Read more
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American Weightlifter Hampton Morris Makes History at 2023 World Weightlifting Championships With 168-Kilogram Clean & Jerk Gold Medal
Over half a century has passed since a male American weightlifter stood atop the podium at a World Weightlifting Championships (WWC). In 1972, 90-kilogram athlete Rick Holbrook won gold in the clean & … Read more
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Weightlifter Jiang Huihua (49KG) Sets 120KG Clean & Jerk World Record at 2023 World Weightlifting Championships
Team China has set the tone. On the second day of competition, 49-kilogram weightlifter Jiang Huihua set the first new world records of the International Weightlifting Federation‘s (IWF) 2023 World Weightlifting Championships (WWC). Huihua … Read more
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2023 IWF World Weightlifting Championships Full Results
The clock ticks down. The 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France begin in less than a year. With such little time remaining in the quad, the best weightlifters in the world have converged … Read more
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How an Unexpected Phone Call Could Get 36-Year-Old Weightlifter Caine Wilkes Back to the Olympics
When a tendon snaps off of the bone, it feels more like a dull pop than the crack of a whip. If you’re distracted at that moment, say by the cold kiss of … Read more
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Athletes To Watch at the 2023 IWF World Weightlifting Championships
From Sept. 4-17, 2023, the International Weightlifting Federation‘s (IWF) World Weightlifting Championships begin in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This competition is more than just another exhibition of world-class weightlifting; it marks the first mandatory … Read more
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How to Watch the 2023 IWF World Weightlifting Championships
When the 2023 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Weightlifting Championships (WWC) kick off, the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, will be less than a year away. About ten months, in fact. In … Read more
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