Weightlifter Tian Tao Announces Retirement From International Competition
A chapter of weightlifting history is closing. On Saturday, Apr. 6, 2024, Olympic silver medalist and World Champion Tian Tao announced his retirement from the sport of weightlifting — internationally, at least. Tao’s announcement hit social media shortly after the conclusion of the Men’s 89-kilogram Group A session at the 2024 IWF World Cup in […]
Karlos Nasar & Jeison Lopez (89KG) Set Back-to-Back Snatch World Records at 2024 IWF World Cup: 181KG + 182KG
The hype rises in the Men’s 89-kilogram category of weightlifting. On Saturday, Apr. 6, at the 2024 IWF World Cup in Phuket, Thailand, that excitement reached its zenith — at least, up until the Paris Olympics kick off this August. At the Cup, the last-chance qualifier event for Paris, Bulgaria’s Karlos Nasar was poised to […]
“I Was Ready for the World Record”: Olympic Champion Meso Hassona Injured, Out of 2024 IWF World Cup
Qatari weightlifter Meso Hassona has lost his chance to go for a world record at the 2024 IWF World Cup after suffering an injury in Phuket, the venue for the final 2024 Paris Olympic Games qualification opportunity. The 96-kilogram Tokyo gold medalist said he was in great shape to “show the weightlifting world what [he] […]
Weightlifter Ri Won Ju (67KG) Sets 189KG World Record Clean & Jerk at 2024 IWF World Cup
Records continue to fall left, right, and center at this year’s IWF World Cup. The 2024 Cup, which runs from Mar. 31 to Apr. 11 in Phuket, Thailand, is the last stop on the 18-month journey to the 2024 Olympics in Paris this summer. North Korean weightlifter Ri Won Ju capped off the Men’s 67-kilogram […]
Historic Upset: Rizki Juniansyah (73KG) Sets World Record Total, Steals Olympic Slot From Teammate Rahmat Erwin Abdullah
Prior to the commencement of the 2024 IWF World Cup in Phuket, Thailand, rumors swirled about the gravity of the event. Lead event commentator Seb Ostrowicz called this year’s Cup “the biggest weightlifting meet of the last few years,” citing it as the final qualification opportunity for any Paris hopeful. On Apr. 4, 2024, Ostrowicz’s […]
Weightlifter Kang Hyon Gyong (55KG) Sets Clean & Jerk, Total World Records at 2024 IWF World Cup
Since the 2024 IWF World Cup began on Mar. 31 in Phuket, Thailand, every single weight category has seen new records set (and reset). On Apr 2., it was North Korea’s Kang Hyon Gyong who set two more: a 131-kilogram (288.8-pound) clean & jerk and a 234-kilogram (515.8-pound) Total. View this post on Instagram A […]
Hampton Morris Sets America’s First Senior Men’s Weightlifting World Record in 50 Years
American weightlifter Hampton Morris made history on Apr. 2, 2024, during the 2024 IWF World Cup in Phuket, Thailand. Morris, 20, put the United States back into the Senior world record books for the first time in over 50 years when he clean & jerked 176 kilograms (388 pounds) in the 61-kilogram weight class. This […]
Weightlifter Li Fabin (61KG) Hits 146KG Snatch World Record at 2024 IWF World Cup
Few weightlifters run their category like China’s Li Fabin. The 2020 Olympic Champion holds all three world records in the 61-kilogram division and, on Apr. 2, 2024, Fabin strengthened his claim when he set a 146-kilogram (321.8-pound) snatch world record. The 2024 IWF World Cup, which runs in Phuket, Thailand from Mar. 31 to Apr. […]
Weightlifter Hou Zhihui (49KG) Sets 97KG Snatch World Record at 2024 IWF World Cup
Team China is in top form. With only a few short months until the 2024 Paris Olympics, the most dominant weightlifting team in the world — thanks to athletes like 49-kilogram Hou Zhihui — is putting on a show at the 2024 IWF World Cup. Zhihui set a new world record in the snatch of […]
Weightlifter Ri Song Gum (49KG) Sets 221KG Total World Record at 2024 IWF World Cup
North Korean weightlifters may not be eligible for the 2024 Olympic Games, but that isn’t stopping the People’s Republic from rewriting the record books. On Apr. 1, 2024, during the Women’s 49-kilogram event at the 2024 IWF World Cup, Ri Song Gum did just that. Gum, the world record holder in the clean & jerk, […]