Karlos Nasar Sets Unofficial World Records Ahead of 2024 Olympics…Again
With roughly six weeks until the 2024 Olympics, Bulgarian weightlifter Karlos Nasar is looking approximately unstoppable. When the qualification period commenced in 2022, Nasar was one of many names in the conversation for gold in Paris — nowadays he’s the favorite. On Friday, Jun. 28, 2024, news spread across social media that Nasar had lifted […]
The Only 3 Overhead Squat Mobility Drills You Need (According to a Weightlifting Olympian)
The overhead squat is a litmus test; if you can’t do one, you’re probably not as flexible as you think. It takes a truly extraordinary amount of mobility in your hips, ankles, shoulders, wrists, spine…well, everywhere, to squat down with a weight held overhead. Yet professional Olympic lifters (and Olympians, in Sonny Webster’s case) drop […]
Weightlifter Dislocates Finger Mid-Lift, Pops It Back Into Place to Win National Championship
When there’s a gold medal on the line, you take a page out of Nike’s playbook and just do it — exactly what weightlifter Cicely Kyle did at the USA Weightlifting (USAW) National Championships on Friday, Jun. 21, 2024. Kyle, 40, dislocated her left-hand middle finger during the biggest Olympic weightlifting meet in the States. […]
2024 USA Weightlifting Senior National Championships Full Results
The world of weightlifting may be abuzz about the upcoming 2024 Olympics in Paris, France, but USA Weightlifting‘s (USAW) National Championships Week is the talk of the town stateside. Pittsburgh, PA hosted the States’ best weightlifters from Jun. 15 to 23 for eight full days of barbells, bumper plates, and big lifts — including appearances […]
Every Weightlifter Competing at the 2024 Olympics
After being pushed to the brink of elimination, weightlifting has been confirmed for both the 2024 Olympics and 2028 Games in Los Angeles. Paris will host just over 120 athletes across 10 events — one of the smallest presences for any sport this Olympic cycle. The 18-month qualification period for the 2024 Olympics was simple, […]
Karlos Nasar Teases Unofficial World Record Clean & Jerk Ahead of 2024 Olympics
Karlos Nasar may have the words “you lose” tattooed on his forearm, but this is no Memento situation — they’re a reminder for his competition. On Friday, Jun. 14, 2024, the clean & jerk world record holder made a statement on social media. Nasar posted a video of a 230-kilogram (507-pound) clean — seven kilos […]
Interview: The One Item 2020 Olympian Mattie Rogers “Must Have” in Her Gym Bag
For Mattie Rogers, preparation is everything: “I keep everything I could possibly need to train or compete in my gym bag,” says Rogers, Tokyo 2020 Olympian and perhaps the United States’ most decorated female weightlifter ever. After a grueling but ultimately unsuccessful push to qualify for the upcoming 2024 Olympics, Rogers took some much-needed time […]
Is Lasha Talakhadze Strong Enough to Win the 2024 Olympics?
The 2024 Olympics begin in less than two months. And as the commencement of the summer Games on Jul. 26 looms ever closer, we’re starting to wonder who will take home those precious gold medals in Paris. On Monday, Jun. 10, two-time Olympic Champion Lasha Talakhadze (+109KG) posted a 320-kilogram, or 705.4-pound, back squat double […]
Report: 18 Weightlifters Caught Violating Anti-Doping Policy in 2023
The 2024 Olympics begin in about two months. Paris will host 120 weightlifters — the fewest in decades — as a downstream consequence of the International Weightlifting Federation’s (IWF) years-long negligence of policing corruption and performance-enhancing drug abuse. However, things seem to be looking up for the IWF: On May 30, 2024, the organization published […]
2024 Olympics: Meet the 5 Weightlifters Representing Team USA
The 2024 Olympics are approaching, and fast. With just a hair over two months left until the summer Games kick off in Paris, France, all eyes turn upon the Olympians selected to bring some hardware home to the United States. This year, America is sending perhaps its strongest roster of weightlifters ever to compete at […]