International Weightlifting Federation Updates Gender Identity Policy, Announces New Division
With roughly a year until the commencement of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has announced a significant change to the structure of the sport. According to a document published Aug. 8, 2023, the IWF has approved the creation of a new Open Gender division of competitive weightlifting. The move […]
2024 USA Weightlifting North American Open Series 1 to Be Held at 2024 Arnold Sports Festival
The 2024 USA Weightlifting (USAW) North American Open Series 1 (NAOS1) and 2024 National University Championships (NUC) will be featured at the 2024 Arnold Sports Festival (ASF) on Feb. 29 through March 3, 2024, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, OH. This will be the fourth time the NAOS1 and NUC will be […]
World Champion Weightlifter Tian Tao Teaches His Secret to Power Cleaning Massive Weights
“You can’t all be like me,” says 2019 World Champion and 2016 Olympic silver medalist Tian Tao. That’s more than bravado, too; the Chinese weightlifter is renowned for his skill and strength in competition. Tao currently holds the Men’s 89-kilogram clean & jerk world record — a ludicrous 222 kilograms, or 489.4 pounds. But in […]
Weightlifter Hampton Morris (61KG) Clean & Jerks Unofficial World Record of 179 Kilograms
The 2023 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Weightlifting Championships (WWC) begin on Sep. 4, 2023 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and Hampton Morris is ready. The 19-year-old Junior World Champion recently posted another phenomenal training lift to social media ahead of the biggest meet in the sport. View this post on Instagram A post shared by […]
World Champion Weightlifter Kate Vibert Used Blood Flow Restriction To Set a 190-Kilogram Squat Record After Knee Surgery
For 2020 Olympic silver medalist and 2019 World Champion Kate Vibert, all setbacks are temporary. Vibert, who suffered a meniscus tear during a workout in July of 2022, has worked hard to make a full recovery before the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships (WWC) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. On Saturday, July 29, 2023, Vibert published an […]
Watch Weightlifter Eishiro “Tank” Murakami Squat 300 Kilograms (661.3 Pounds) for 10 Reps
Weightlifters may not compete in the squat like their powerlifting counterparts, but they undeniably have some of the strongest legs in the game. On June 30, 2023, Japanese weightlifter Eishiro “Tank” Murakami (+109KG) posted a staggering set of back squats to social media — 300 kilograms, or 661.3 pounds, for 10 ass-to-grass repetitions. Heavy back […]
Strongman Martins Licis Trains With Olympic Weightlifter Lu Xiaojun in Tianjin, China
On June 29, 2023, Martins Licis returned to his YouTube channel for the second episode of his “Strength Unknown” series. The opening of the episode comprised a dramatic narration from the 2019 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) champion as drone footage captured the overhead shots of stadiums, strength centers, and parks, wherein elders tossed around heavy […]
IWF Grand Prix I Full Results
The clock is ticking. With only a little over a year to go before the 2024 Olympic Games kick off, the best weightlifters in the world continue to battle their way into — or be unseated from — the few precious slots for Paris. The 2023 International Weightlifting Federation‘s (IWF) Grand Prix I, which ran […]
Weightlifter Artyom Antropov Faces Provisional Suspension From International Testing Agency
Weightlifting has made some significant strides toward rehabilitating its international prestige, but the sport continues to be mired in drug-related controversies. On Monday, June 12, 2023, the International Testing Agency (ITA) announced a provisional suspension against Kazakh weightlifter Artyom Antropov. The ITA alleges that Antropov, who placed second at the Asian Weightlifting Championships (AWC) at […]
Weightlifter Hampton Morris (61KG) Unveils Unofficial 176-Kilogram World Record Clean & Jerk
The modern bodyweight categories in weightlifting were unveiled back in 2018. Since that time, no American male athlete has claimed a world record at the Senior level — a streak that 19-year-old Hampton Morris is poised to break. On Thursday, June 14, 2023, Morris posted a recent lift to social media; a massive 176-kilogram (388-pound) […]