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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
2024 Olympics Weightlifting Results: Live Updates + Schedule
The 2024 Olympics beckon the world’s best weightlifters to Paris, France. This year’s summer Games, which begin on Jul. 26 and run until Aug. 11, showcase five Women’s events and five Men’s events. Weightlifting results from the 2024 Olympics will start rolling in on Aug. 7, when the lightest athletes take to the lifting platform […]
200LB Squats at 7 Years Old: How 3X Olympic Champion Pyrros Dimas Was Chosen for Weightlifting
For many athletes, the journey to the Olympic podium begins decades before the opening ceremonies. In some cases, countries will spend millions to scout, select, and develop future medalists. Others are found by happenstance, as was the case for Greek weightlifter Pyrros Dimas. By Olympic pedigree, Dimas is widely regarded as the most accomplished Olympic […]
Stronger Than China? Alexey Churkin (73KG) Snatches 170KG Unofficial World Record
Many of the strongest weightlifters in the world are gathered in Paris, France, for the 2024 Olympics — but not Kazakh weightlifter Alexey Churkin. Yet Churkin, 20, may just be one of the strongest 73-kilogram weightlifters on the planet. On Saturday, Jul. 27, 2024, Churkin posted a video to his personal Instagram account of what […]
For Some Olympic Athletes, Getting a Medal Through TSA Is the Hardest Part
Ever since she won a medal at the 2020 Olympics, Kate Vibert has been embroiled in a beef with the Transportation Security Administration. “[The medal] almost always gets flagged when I’m going through airport security,” Vibert tells BarBend, chuffed at the chance to vent about it. “It shows up as a large, dark circle on […]
“I’m Carrying a Legacy”: Meet 2024 Olympian Mary Theisen-Lappen
Mary Theisen-Lappen has big shoes to fill. The 33-year-old got a late start in competitive Olympic lifting, and yet in less than five years’ time has climbed just about as high as anyone can go — she joins four other American weightlifters en route to the 2024 Olympics, which run from Jul. 26 to Aug. […]