Weightlifting

Five of the world’s best Olympians and Paralympians share the secrets to their anatomical science – how muscle mass, lung capacity, heart rate and head space create their perfect platform to compete. Not only do we see how it assists athletes abilities but how anyone can adapt such skills in to daily life.

Originals

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Olympic State of Body | Trailer

Three-time Olympic medallist Lydia Valentin makes light work of heavy lifts, but it takes a strategic and strict training routine to reach the top and stay there. Spain’s weightlifting national hero guides us through her precise process and help in how to motivate yourself to be your physical best.

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Weight training with Lydia Valentin | Olympic State of Body

Weightlifting at the Olympics has truly evolved.
It has featured at every Olympic Games bar three (1900, 1908, 1912) since the first modern Olympics in Athens in 1896.
But it was not until Sydney 2000 that the women’s competition was introduced.
Weightlifting tests athletes' explosive strength across seven weight classes

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Olympic weightlifting at Tokyo 2020: Top five things to know

Rim Jong-Sim wins the Gold for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Darya Naumava the Silver for Belarus and Lidia Valentin the Bronze for Spain in the women's heavyweight weightlifting final at the Rio Summer Olympic Games in 2016

Great Olympic Moments

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Women's Weightlifting 75kg | Rio 2016 | Great Olympic Moments

Rio 2016 | Olympic Games

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Weightlifting: Women's 75kg | Rio 2016 Replays

Lidia Valentin, Nobuharu Asahara, Steven Holcomb, Betty Heidler, Austra Skujyte, Christine Girard.
These are just some of the Olympians who have been reallocated medals which were awarded to athletes later found to be doping.
For most, it's an emotional journey.
Sometimes it can take years, but there is now a

Nobuharu Asahara, Shingo Suetsugu, Shinji Takahira and Naoki Tsukahara of Japan receive their Beijing 4x100m relay silver medals at the 2019 IAAF World Relays in Yokohama.

How it feels when Olympians receive medals after doping cheats are caught

A record 606 athletes from 100 countries will compete at the 2019 IWF World Weightlifting Championships in Pattaya, Thailand from 18-27 September.
There are three gold medals up for grabs in each weight class - one in the snatch, one in the clean and jerk, and one for the total

IWF World Championships - Pattaya

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All you need to know about the World Weightlifting Championships

Sim Jong Rim wins gold for The People's Republic of Korea in the women's 75kg weightlifting final.

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Women's 75kg Weightlifting Final | Rio 2016 Replays

Sim Jong Rim wins gold for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, narrowly missing a new personal best lift for an Olympic Record.

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Rim takes gold in Women's 75kg Weightlifting

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Weightlifting: Women's +75kg | Rio 2016 Replays

Originally 5th place changed into Bronze after new anti-doping tests.

Beijing 2008 | Olympic Games

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Best of Lidia Valentin | Beijing 2008

United States of America

Simone

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Sweden

Armand

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Mikaela

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Ilia

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Lydia VALENTIN PEREZ

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Carmelo Anthony, Megan Rapinoe, Peter Sagan, Tessa Worley... some, or all, of these names probably mean something to you, since they are a part of the big Olympic athletes family.
They now have something else in common: these champions have decided to bow out of their sports in 2023.
Here's

Carmelo Anthony and Megan Rapinoe, team USA

Olympic summer athletes who retired in 2023

What’s happening?
The day's weightlifting event gets underway at 11:50 (local) with the qualification rounds for women's 87kg and +87kg, followed by the finals of these two weight classes.
Who should I expect to see?
Spanish weightlifter Lidia Valentin Perez is looking to upgrade her Rio 2016 bronze medal to

Tokyo 2020 | Olympic Games

Lidia Valentin Perez of Spain celebrates during the Weightlifting - Women's 75kg Group A on Day 7 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Tokyo 2020 Weightlifting day 8 : Lidia Valentin Perez returns to her fourth Olympic Games in a new weight class

Elite Olympic and Paralympic athletes come in all shapes and sizes.
Olympic Channel's brand new series presented by Bridgestone, Olympic State of Body, takes a scientific look at the top athletes and how they worked on getting to the top.
The series features science-based Olympic training facts and statistics that

Ryan Murphy received the MVP award at the Pan Pacs in Tokyo

Olympic Channel launches brand new series "Olympic State of Body"

The number of female weightlifters in Spain has trippled in the last eight years, and superstar Lidia Valentin has a lot to do with it. "I am very lucky because thanks to my achievements, my results and my image weightlifting has become more popular and is being promoted more," the Olympic champion tells us.

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Lidia Valentin: What the power of women's sport can do

Gold at last! The Spanish weightlifter finally received her London 2012 Olympic gold medal at a reallocation ceremony in February 2019.

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Exclusive: Relive Lydia Valentin's emotional journey to gold

The Spanish weightlifter enjoyed the special in Madrid with her family.

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Lydia Valentin finally gets her Olympic gold

It was an emotional moment for Lydia Valentin.
Six-and-a-half years after London 2012, the Spanish weightlifter finally received recognition as an Olympic champion.
Surrounded by her parents and family members, the 34-year-old was finally given her gold medal at a ceremony organised by the Spanish Olympic Committee in Madrid.
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London 2012 | Olympic Games

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Lydia Valentin to receive reallocated London 2012 Olympic gold medal in weightlifting

Spaniard Lidia Valentin expects to be awarded additional Olympic medals after rivals failed drugs tests. Find out how she feels about it.

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Olympic weightlifting at Tokyo 2020: Top five things to know

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Olympic Results

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Olympic weightlifting at Tokyo 2020: Top five things to know

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Olympic Results

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