5 Weightlifters Injured During Men’s 89KG Event at 2024 Olympics

The Men’s 89-kilogram weightlifting event on Aug. 9 was tragic and triumphant in equal measure. On one hand, there was a slew of new records set by the gold medalist. On the other hand, 5 weightlifters injured during the competition illustrated the lengths that professional athletes will go to realize their Olympic dreams. Of the […]

Olivia Reeves Wins Gold Medal for USA: First in 24 Years at 2024 Olympics

On Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, American weightlifter Olivia Reeves made modern history for Team USA when she won the gold medal in the Women’s 71-kilogram event at the 2024 Olympics — setting a new record in the process. Reeves, 21, is the first woman weightlifting athlete from the United States to win a gold medal […]

Antonino Pizzolato Wins Controversial Bronze Medal for Italy at 2024 Olympics

In the final moments of the Men’s 89-kilogram weightlifting event at the 2024 Paris Olympics, no one in the South Paris Arena was more anxious than Antonino Pizzolato. Pizzolato, now a two-time Olympic medalist and former weightlifting world record holder, waited anxiously to find out if fate had flipped a coin in his favor. Pizzolato […]

2024 Olympics Results: Women’s 71KG Weightlifting

The 2024 Olympics in Paris, France, are finally here. On Aug. 7 at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, the best female strength athletes in the world gathered in the South Paris Arena to compete in the Women’s 71KG weightlifting event. If you’re still playing catch-up, here’s what you’ve missed today and yesterday: Women’s 59KG Weightlifting […]

2024 Olympics Results: Men’s 89KG Weightlifting

The 2024 Olympics in Paris, France, are well underway. Day three of weightlifting at the Games kicked off with the Men’s 89KG weightlifting event at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time in the South Paris Arena. If you’re playing catch-up, here’s what went down on Aug. 8: Women’s 59-Kilogram Results & Recap Men’s 73-Kilogram Results & […]

Tragedy Strikes Weightlifter Shi Zhiyong at 2024 Olympics

Earlier this year, in April, Chinese weightlifter Shi Zhiyong repeatedly collapsed during a routine preparatory workout ahead of the IWF World Cup. Four months later on Aug. 8 during the 2024 Olympics, the two-time Olympic Champion very narrowly missed a third gold medal. Since his commanding victory in Tokyo three years prior, China’s viciously-talented 73-kilogram’er […]

Rizki Juniansyah Rewrites Record Books, Wins Weightlifting Gold at 2024 Olympics

Earlier in 2024, Indonesian athlete Rizki Juniansyah shocked the weightlifting world when he made a last-minute comeback to qualify for the 2024 Olympics. Juniansyah, 21, bounced back from appendix surgery in time to snipe the singular 73-kilogram weightlifting slot out of the hands of his teammate (and world record holder) Rahmat Erwin Abdullah. At the […]

2024 Olympics Weightlifting Results: Men’s 73-Kilogram

The 2024 Olympics in Paris, France, are upon us. The second day of weightlifting proved, if possible, to be even more exhilarating than the first, thanks in large part to the Men’s 73-kilogram event at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Aug. 8. If you’re playing catch-up, here’s what happened this morning: Women’s 59KG Full […]