Loredana Toma’s Dream of Weightlifting Gold Died at Paris 2024
If you’re only a casual fan of weightlifting — or the 2024 Olympics was your first exposure to the sport — you probably have no idea what happened to Loredana Toma in Paris. But those who know, know. Romanian Toma, who is among the world’s most popular women’s weightlifters, “bombed out” during the Women’s 71KG […]
Lasha Talakhadze Speaks On Retirement After 3rd Weightlifting Gold at 2024 Olympics
On August 10, Georgia’s Lasha Talakhadze cemented his legacy as perhaps the greatest living weightlifter when he won a third consecutive gold medal in the Men’s +102KG weightlifting event at the 2024 Olympics. Talakhadze, 30, has maintained an undefeated record in weightlifting for the last 11 years and set the all-time world records in both […]
Team China Wins 5 of 6 Possible Weightlifting Golds at 2024 Olympics
At the 2024 Olympics, Team China did what they do best — win. The world’s most dominant weightlifting team of the 21st century bagged five out of six possible gold medals over the course of 10 events at the tail end of Paris 2024. No other nation won more than a single weightlifting gold at […]
Weightlifting Rule Leaves Super-Heavy Athletes Breathless at 2024 Olympics
On Aug. 10, the world’s strongest — and largest — weightlifters gathered in the South Paris Arena for the Men’s +102KG weightlifting event at the 2024 Olympics. Some competitors were seen breathless throughout the event as they scrambled to recuperate while battling with the barbell and each other for medals. A weightlifting rule involving the time allotted […]
Li Wenwen Dominates 2024 Olympics, Wins Weightlifting Gold for China
The world’s most dominant weightlifting team of the 21st century, Team China, sent six weightlifters to the 2024 Olympics. They will return home with five gold medals after Women’s +81KG weightlifter Li Wenwen won the gold in the final event of the Games on August 11. Li, 24, entered the competition with an exorbitant lead […]
Greatest Ever: Lasha Talakhadze Wins Weightlifting Gold at 2024 Olympics
During the Men’s +102KG weightlifting event at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Aug. 10, Lasha Talakhadze of Georgia claimed the gold medal. With this achievement, Talakhadze cemented himself as perhaps the greatest weightlifter to ever step on the platform. Talakhadze scored his third straight Olympic gold in Paris — his first came in Rio de […]
Solfrid Koanda Was an Electrician: 3 Years Later, She Won First Olympic Gold for Norway in 52 Years
Norway hadn’t won an Olympic medal in weightlifting since 1972 (a lone gold) until Solfrid Koanda came calling. Koanda, just 25, was working as an electrician three years prior to the 2024 Olympics. Then she tried her hand at weightlifting. She ended up being pretty good at it: After being crowned the country’s first-ever World […]
2024 Olympics Results: Men’s +102KG Weightlifting
The 2024 Olympics in Paris, France, have finally arrived. For the athletes competing in the Men’s +102KG weightlifting super-heavyweight division at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on August 10, it’s been a long and hard-fought battle — and more than a few unexpected moments. View this post on Instagram A post shared by 1K (@one_kilo_) […]
Liu Huanhua Wins Historic Weightlifting Gold for China at 2024 Olympics
At the 2024 Olympics, Team China entered more weightlifters than any other country; three men and three women, the maximum team size. As of Saturday Aug. 10, China is four-for-five in weightlifting gold medals. Liu Huanhua added a new medal to the pile when he won the Men’s 102-kilogram event in the South Paris Arena, […]
2024 Olympics Results: Women’s 81KG Weightlifting
The 2024 Olympics in Paris, France, are upon us. With it comes the conclusion of a hard-fought, nearly two-year battle among the best 81-kilogram women in the world. For these light-heavyweight weightlifters, the Women’s 81-kilogram event on Aug. 10 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time was do-or-die. View this post on Instagram A post shared […]