Weightlifting

The Dajomes sisters are a symbol of perseverance and dedication in Ecuadorian sport.
Angie Palacios Dajomes was inspired to weightlifting by her older sister Neisi Dajomes Barrera, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion.
As siblings, they have been sharing the experience of lifting together in training and at competitions around the

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Angie Paola Palacios Dajomes of Ecuador.

Pan American Games 2023: The weight of expectation rests easy on the shoulders of Ecuador’s Angie Palacios Dajomes

Watch all the Olympic Gold Medal moments from Ecuador at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

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Solfrid Koanda of Norway broke two Olympic records and made history for her country by winning gold in the women’s 81kg at a bustling South Paris Arena on Saturday, 10 August.
The 25-year-old reached new heights with a snatch of 121kg and a clean & jerk Olympic record 152kg. Her

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PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 10: Eila Amena Koanda Solfrid of Team Norway performs to set new Olympic Record of 154kg in Clean & Jerk in the Weightlifting Women's 81kg on day fifteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at South Paris Arena on August 10, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)

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Solfrid Koanda breaks two Olympic records to win women’s 81kg gold

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

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

Weightlifters from the Americas continue their quest for Olympic qualification at the 2023 Pan-American championships which run from 25 March through to 1 April in Bariloche, Argentina.
Olympic and world champions will contest not just for medals at the continental event but also for the Paris 2024 Olympic Qualification Ranking

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - MAY 08:  Mattie Rogers competes in the  women's 63kg snatch weight class at the USA Olympic Team Trials for weightlifting at the Calvin L. Rampton Convention Center on May 8, 2016 in Salt Lake City, Utah.  (Photo by Melissa Majchrzak/Getty Images)

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2023 Pan-American Weightlifting Championships: Full schedule and how to watch the Paris 2024 qualifying event live

Four world records headlined an outstanding weightlifting event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
China’s Shi Zhiyong set the first world record in the 73kg class to win his second Olympic gold medal.
Lasha Talakhadze of Georgia wrapped up competition in style, breaking three world records as he heaved to

TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 28: Zhiyong Shi of Team China competes during the Weightlifting - Men's 73kg Group A on day five of the Tokyo Olympic Games at Tokyo International Forum on July 28, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

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What we learned: Weightlifting wrap-up from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

The Tokyo 2020 Games in 2021 included a number of historic moments for athletes, teams, and countries. Here are some of the key firsts and groundbreaking medal achievements.

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Olympic firsts: Alessandra Perilli to Hugues Fabrice Zango

Neisi Dajomes Barrera is the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal for Ecuador after a convincing win in the women’s weightlifting 76kg.
The elated 23-year-old finished with an impressive 263 points after she led both the snatch with 118kg and clean and jerk on 145kg. She sailed through

TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 01:  Neisi Patricia Dajomes Barrera of Team Ecuador competes during the Weightlifting - Women's 76kg Group A on day nine of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo International Forum on August 01, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

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Ecuador's Neisi Dajomes Barrera wins historic women's weightlifting 76kg gold

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This session includes the Women's 81kg which took place at the South Paris Arena 6, France, on the 10/08/24. Solfrid Eila Amena Koanda (NOR) claimed Gold, Sara Ahmed (EGY) took Silver and Neisi Patricia Dajomes Barrera (ECU) completed the podium.

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Women's 81kg | Weightlifting | Olympic Games Paris 2024

This event took place on 01/08/2021 at the Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo. Dajomes Barrera (ECU) claimed the Gold, Nye (USA) Silver and Fuentes Zavala (MEX) completed the podium.

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