Chinese weightlifter Tian Tao retired after failing to qualify for the 2024 Olympics this spring — sort of. Tian, who has competed for Team China for over a decade, has signaled his intent to compete in the National Games of China in 2025. Known for having some of the strongest legs in the world of...
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 is starting off with a bang for fans of weightlifting. February has hosted four different continental championships in a row as the Paris 2024 Olympic Games draw ever closer. This year, the Pan American Weightlifting Championships (PAWC) are being held in Caracas, Venezuela, from Feb. 23 to 29. This event will help decide the...
