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Tokyo 2020 | Olympic Games

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Medal Moment | Tokyo 2020: Weightlifting - L Chen (CHN)

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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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

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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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The 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou are set to be one of the People's Republic of China's biggest sporting events in recent times, matched only by the Olympic Games Beijing 2008 and Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022.
To ensure a roaring success on the sporting fields and courts on home

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Zheng Qinwen is one of the favourites in the tennis tournament at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou.

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The best lifters on the planet are about to descend upon Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, for the 2023 IWF World Weightlifting Championships from 4-17 September, which will be broadcast live on Olympic Channel.
This is one of two mandatory qualifying events for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the

Paris 2024 | Olympic Games

Indonesia's four-time Olympic medallist Eko Yuli Irawan will compete at the 2023 IWF World Championships in Riyadh

IWF World Weightlifting Championships 2023: Preview, full schedule, and how to watch the Paris 2024 Olympic qualifier live

The strongest weightlifters in the world will gather in Bogota, Colombia for the 2022 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships.
The stakes will be as high as ever at the event scheduled for December 5-16, as it’s the first qualifying tournament for lifters on the road to Paris 2024 Olympics.

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - JULY 31: A detailed view of the arm of Jack Simon Oliver of Team England competes during the Men's 73kg Final on day three of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games at NEC Arena on July 31, 2022 on the Birmingham, England. (Photo by Eddie Keogh/Getty Images)

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This event took place on 25/07/2021 at the Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo. Chen (CHN) claimed the Gold, Mosquera Lozano (COL) the Silver and Zani (ITA) completed the podium

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