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Hou Zhihui of the People's Republic of China defended her Olympic title in dramatic fashion at the South Paris Arena on Wednesday, 7 August, setting an Olympic record in the clean-and-jerk to secure the gold medal in women’s 49kg weight class of weightlifting at the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
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Zhihui Hou (CHN) poses on the podium during the weightlifting women's 49kg medal ceremony at the Olympic Games Paris 2024.

Zhihui Hou (CHN) poses on the podium during the weightlifting women's 49kg medal ceremony at the Olympic Games Paris 2024

Hou Zhihui breaks 49kg Olympic record to claim back-to-back gold

The IWF World Cup in Phuket, Thailand showcased the best weightlifters in the world from 31 March to 11 April.
It was the last qualifying competition for Paris 2024 with a maximum of one athlete per National Olympic Committee in each of the 10 weight classes. NOCs are also limited

Luo Shifang broke her own total world record at the IWF World Cup in Phuket

What we learned from last Olympic weightlifting qualifier

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

Star Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu could be set for a second appearance at the Games at the 2020 Olympics as her world ranking is set to guarantee her a spot at Tokyo.
The 25-year-old, who had also qualified for Rio 2016, is ranked third in the women’s 49kg, behind China’s

Mirabai Chanu is ranked third in the world in the women's 49kg

Former world champion weightlifter and Khel Ratna awardee Mirabai Chanu is also nominated for the Arjuna Award

Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu on the brink of Tokyo 2020 qualification

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Tokyo 2020

This event took place on 24/07/2021 at the Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo. Hou (China) claimed the Gold, Mirabai (IND) Silver and Aisah (INA) completed the podium

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