New Records Pile Up During Women’s 59KG Weightlifting at 2024 Olympics
On the second day of weightlifting at the 2024 Olympics, stadium attendees witnessed something truly rare in competitive Olympic lifting. On Aug. 8, multiple women weightlifters broke the existing Olympic records in spectacular fashion. In total, four Olympic snatch records, one clean & jerk, and one Total record were hit as multiple athletes battled for […]
2024 Olympics Weightlifting Results: Women’s 59-Kilogram
Day two of the weightlifting at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France, kicked off at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on Aug. 8, 2024, with the Women’s 59-kilogram event. If you’re just tuning in, catch up with BarBend‘s up-to-the-minute event coverage: Men’s 61-Kilogram Results & Recap Women’s 49-Kilogram Results & Recap View this post on […]
Is Mihaela Cambei the World’s Next Weightlifting Superstar?
On the first day of weightlifting at the 2024 Olympics, I watched Mihaela-Valentina Cambei do something unheard of. Cambei, a 21-year-old Olympic lifter from Romania, put Team China, the world’s most dominant contingent, up against the ropes. World record holder and 2020 Olympic Champion Hou Zhihui would ultimately win her second Olympic title (whilst inking […]
Hou Zhihui Sets Olympic Record Clean & Jerk to Steal Gold Medal at 2024 Olympics
The Women’s 49-kilogram event at the 2024 Olympics didn’t play out the way anyone expected. Heading into the competition on Aug. 7, Hou Zhihui of Team China was the presumptive gold medalist. Zhihui would ultimately win her second Olympic gold, but her victory didn’t come nearly as easily as anyone — including Zhihui herself — […]
2024 Olympics Weightlifting Results: Women’s 49-Kilogram
The 2024 Olympics in Paris, France, are finally here. On Aug. 7, 2024, the Women’s 49-kilogram class was the second weight category to step onto the lifting platform, following the Men’s 61-kilogram class earlier in the morning. China’s Hou Zhihui was the clear favorite to claim the gold entering the event, but the rest of […]
Multiple Athletes Slip, Are Injured, Lose Medals on First Day of Weightlifting at 2024 Olympics
At the halfway mark of the first weightlifting event at the 2024 Olympics, it looked like Eko Yuli Irawan would make Olympic history. Irawan, 35, was the oldest of 12 athletes performing during the Men’s 61-kilogram lightweight event in Paris. He’s also a four-time Olympic medalist and was poised to become the first weightlifter to […]
Weightlifter Li Fabin (61KG) Sets Snatch Record to Win 2024 Olympics
Weightlifting at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games kicked off on Aug. 7, 2024, with the Men’s 61-kilogram contest. Li Fabin of China was the expected gold medalist. Although Fabin fell four kilograms short of his best efforts in 2024, he still secured the gold medal and an Olympic record in the snatch at 143 kilograms. […]
2024 Olympics Weightlifting Results: Men’s 61-Kilogram
The 2024 Olympics in Paris, France, are finally here. After an 18-month qualification period that took each of them to the brink, a small handful of the best 61-kilogram weightlifters in the world will meet on the lifting platform at 9:00 a.m. EST on August 7 to set records, win medals, and make history. View […]
American Weightlifter Hampton Morris Wins Historic Medal at 2024 Olympics
On the morning of Aug. 7, 2024, American weightlifter Hampton Morris set the tone for Team USA’s weightlifting efforts. Morris, 20, won a bronze medal during the Men’s 61-kilogram event at the 2024 Olympics. Morris’ achievement builds momentum for the remaining four American weightlifters on Team USA, who compete from Aug. 7-11 and marks a […]
Olivia Reeves Plans for World Record at 2024 Olympics; Coach Expects Gold Medal
In Paris, Olivia Reeves might do something no American women’s weightlifter has ever achieved. Reeves, just 21, is heading into the 2024 Olympics as the favorite for gold in the Women’s 71-kilogram event on Friday, Aug. 9. “It’s an incredible privilege,” Reeves told BarBend prior to departing for Paris. “I have personal goals regardless of […]