Best of Olympic Weightlifting
Meanwhile in Latvia ... Rebeka Koha and Ritvars Suharevs set new Snatch PRs! 19 year old Rebeka snatched 100kg for the first time in competition (watch her 99kg snatch at junior worlds here.) 100kg snatch- my new PB on my Saturday competition- … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Albania ... Daniel Godelli (77kg) Squats 287kg (it's 287, I asked.)! Earlier this year he won snatch gold at Europeans, with 161kg. A post shared by Daniel Godelli (@daniel_godelli666) on Sep 9, 2017 at 12:42pm PDT … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in China ... Haven't had any Shi Zhiyong (69kg) footage in a while. So here he is clean and squat jerks 205kg in training! More: Watch & Team China in Training before Worlds 2015! Update: Here is Liao Hui, also with 205kg! A … [Continue reading]
From the 2017 Chinese National Games ... 23 year old Tian Tao (85kg 🇨🇳) Cleaning 223kg (3kg above world record)! After a 205kg Power Jerk (gold medal), he gave 222kg and 223kg a shot to beat his own national record (221kg). More: Watch his 230kg … [Continue reading]
It's time for what is likely going to be the best weightlifting competition of the year. The 2017 Chinese National Games in Tianjin. Being held once every four years, it is the most important national level sports event in China - their national … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile at 2017 Chinese National Games ... At 33 years of age Lu Xiaojun (77kg) proves he is still one of the best snatchers out there. Snatch: 165, 170, skipped third attempt Clean & Jerk: 191, 196, x202 More: Watch his 177kg … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile at the 69kg session at the 2017 Chinese National Games ... 23 year old Shi Zhiyong (Olympic champ) clean and squat jerks 198kg for the win. Snatch: x160, x160, 160kg Clean & Jerk: 193, 198, x200! Liao Hui second … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile at Chinese National Games ... As expected Deng Wei won the 63kg. More: Watch her 147kg Clean & Jerk World Record + 115kg Snatch at Rio 2016. Full Recordings of National Games 113kg Snatch A post shared by All Things … [Continue reading]
Fromt the 2017 Chinese National Games ... The competition started off with a bang and a couple of disappointments. One highlight was Chen Xiaoting's 103kg snatch at 53kg, which equals the world record in her weightclass. Unfortunately she wasn't … [Continue reading]