Zhao Jinhong (45KG) Achieves Two Records at 2024 IWF World Championships
The 2024 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships in Manama, Bahrain, from Dec. 6-15, 2024, has been a cataclysm of world records. Athletes learned that new weight categories were confirmed for June 2025 and decided to let loose on the record books before they take effect. In the lightest weight category of the competition — […]
Karlos Nasar (89KG) Sets Snatch and Total World Records at 2024 IWF World Championships
The 2024 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships took place in Manama, Bahrain, from Dec. 6-15, 2024. It was the first major international contest held since the confirmation of new weight categories in June 2025. That meant for the remaining seven months, world records in the existing weight categories would still be up for grabs […]
2024 IWF World Championships Results
The 2024 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships took place in Manama, Bahrain, from Dec. 6-15, 2024. The competition featured weight categories that will cease to exist in June 2025. 2024 IWF World Championships Results Below are the results for each of the weight categories contested in Manama. Results are listed as “snatch/clean & jerk […]
IWF Approves New Weightlifting Categories Starting June 2025
Olympic Weightlifting will have new bodyweight categories for the first time in seven years. On Dec. 5, 2024, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) approved the Innovation Commission’s proposal to reduce weight classes from 10 to eight for both male and female athletes. With that reduction comes an adjustment to the weights for each category. None […]
Karlos Nasar Smashes 3 Unofficial Records Ahead of 2024 World Weightlifting Championships
Karlos Nasar will probably win the 2024 World Weightlifting Championships (WWC). Nasar, 20, won gold at the 2024 Olympics this summer and set a few new world records in the process. The 2024 WWC runs from Dec. 6 to 15 in Manama, Bahrain, and will also hold a meeting of the International Weightlifting Federation’s Congress […]
Who Is the Next Lasha Talakhadze?
Lasha Talakhadze is commonly regarded as one of the best weightlifters of all time — he is unequivocally the strongest, having lifted more weight in the snatch and clean & jerk, the sport’s two competitive disciplines, than any human being living or dead. The heaviest split jerk caught on camera is 270 kilograms. Talakhadze broke […]
“Exactly What We Need”: USA Weightlifting’s National Team Program Makes Big Promises for American Athletes
American weightlifting has momentum. After the best performance in its modern history at the 2024 Olympics, Team USA is poised to perform even better over the coming years. On Nov. 8, 2024, USA Weightlifting (USAW) announced the upcoming rollout of its National Team Program (NTP). The NTP, designed by USAW’s Senior Director Sport Performance Mike […]
Rizki Juniansyah Is the Second-Best Jerker in Weightlifting History
In April, Rizki Juniansyah made a big splash in the weightlifting world when he sniped one of Indonesia’s athlete slots from teammate Rahmat Erwin Abdullah. Juniansyah went on to win the 73-kilogram event at the 2024 Olympics. It’s often said that performance in the clean & jerk, one of weightlifting’s two competitive disciplines, wins or […]
Building Lasting Wellness Habits: How to Stay Committed to Your Self-Care Goals
Article was provided by Sheila Olson. She has been a personal trainer for five years. She believes the best way to achieve physical fitness and good health is to set and tackle small goals. Keeping up with wellness and self-care goals can be challenging, especially when life gets busy or priorities shift. Yet, consistency is key […]
Italian Stallion: Antonino Pizzolato Smashes 180KG Snatch
Antonino Pizzolato is, maybe, Italy’s best weightlifter. Italian weightlifters floundered at the 2024 Olympics in Paris after raising their profile throughout the pre-Games qualification period, but Pizzolato walked away with his second Olympic bronze medal in the 89-kilogram category by the skin of his teeth. On Oct. 23, 2024, Pizzolato blasted social media with a […]