Best of Olympic Weightlifting
Meanwhile in China ... The 2019 Chinese National Championships are underway. The women compete from April 3-6 in Hubei and the men from April 9-13 in Zhejiang. This year's edition is a little different since the Asian Championships are being held … [Continue reading]
These are the ATG Patreon posters for April 2019—Lasha's 257kg Clean & Jerk ATG Patrons at the $10 level get access to the still photo. $20+ level patrons get access to the sequence, as well as still photo. They can download the high resolution … [Continue reading]
Max Lang & Mohamed Ehab lifting together in the German Weightlifting Bundesliga ?! Watch this 36 minute video with two of my favorites! Special thanks to Barbells For Breakfast for providing the front angle, while I was filming from the … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in China ... Here is a quick 5 minute check in with the Chinese team before Asian Championships next month. If you can help with the translations, leave a comment below. Snippet from Victor in the comments below: Deng Wei said: “I … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in China ... 25 year old Zhi Zhiyong (73kg world champ) snatching 171kg and clean and jerking 203kg (watch 206kg here)! View this post on Instagram A post shared by SuYing (@weightliftin_suying) on Mar 27, 2019 at … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in IOC News... Weightlifting is no longer conditional and will be included in the Paris 2024 Olympics! Update: Official post on the Olympics website. https://twitter.com/ChKlaue/status/1110596256118771713 I'm curious to see what the … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in China ... Shi Zhiyong (73kg world champ) clean and squat jerks 206kg. More: Shi with a 190kg Power Clean View this post on Instagram 206kg clean and jerk by the king of 73kg #ShiZhiYong . … [Continue reading]
Here is a new biographical video about Lu Xiaojun! We have seen a couple of those in the past (here for example), but I think it would still be cool to hear what he has to say this time. If you can help with the translation, leave a comment below. … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in China ... When you snatch 140kg at 61kg and still don't have a secure spot on the team... Update: 145kg Snatch at 61kg View this post on Instagram Snatch 145 kg, body weight nearly 61 kg. What’s next? ✊ … [Continue reading]