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Weightlifter Ri Song Gum (49KG) Lands 221-kg (487.2-lb) Total World Record at 2024 IWF World Cup
Ri Song Gum wasted no time at the 2024 IWF World Cup, having set a new world record in opening days of the prestigious competition. The…
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CrossFit
Fittest Woman On Earth Laura Horvath (76KG) Takes 6th Place at 2024 European Weightlifting Championships
The 2023 CrossFit Games winner, Laura Horvath, has displayed her incredible strength on numerous occasions, but she has recently managed to impress everyone at the 2024…
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Karlos Nasar (89KG) Scores 176-kg (388-lb) Snatch Junior World Record at 2024 European Weightlifting Championships
Karlos Nasar had an amazing performance at the 2024 European Weightlifting Championships, which are taking place in his home country of Bulgaria from February 12-20. The…
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Hampton Morris (61KG) Sets Three American Records at 2024 European Weightlifting Championships
Hampton Morris is currently USA’s greatest male Olympic Weightlifting athlete, which he proved during his recent performance at the 2024 European Weightlifting Championships. Hampton was not…
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Weightlifter Olivia Reeves (71KG) Sets Snatch, Clean & Jerk, and Total Junior World Records at 2023 IWF Grand Prix II
The 2023 IWF Grand Prix II is taking place from December 4-14, in Doha, Qatar. Over the multiple days of competition, many elite weightlifters got the…
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19-YO Karlos Nasar (89KG) Sets 223-kg (491.6-lb) Clean & Jerk World Record at 2023 IWF Grand Prix II
When it comes to rising stars in the sport of weightlifting, one young man, Karlos Nasar, cannot be overlooked by anyone. Despite being just 19-years-old, Karlos…
CrossFit
CrossFit Champion Laura Horvath Sets National Clean & Jerk Record to Win 2023 Hungarian Weightlifting Championships
The sport of CrossFit incorporates skills from several other sports, one of which is weightlifting. Weightlifting events (Snatch / Clean & Jerk) are often staples in…
Calisthenics
Calisthenics vs. Weightlifting: Which Is Best?
Should you make calisthenics the cornerstone of your workouts? Or is weightlifting the best way to build muscle and strength? I’m here to help you decide!…
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Weightlifter Olivia Reeves (81KG) Sets Multiple Records to Win 2023 Pan American Games
The Pan American Games are an Olympic-style event that consists of multiple sports. However, as opposed to the Olympics, the Pan American Games only host the…
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Rahmat Erwin Abdullah (73KG) Scores 201-kg (443.1-lb) Clean & Jerk World Record at 2023 Asian Games
Despite being just 22-years-old, Rahmat Erwin Abdullah is already quite a sensation, as he is Indonesia’s greatest representative in the sport of weightlifting. However, Rahmat is…
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Lasha Talakhadze (+109KG) Claims His Seventh Consecutive World Champion Title at 2023 World Weightlifting Championships
In multiple decades that Olympic weightlifting has existed as a sport, it is difficult to say with certainty that anyone has accomplished as much as Lasha…
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Rahmat Erwin Abdullah (81KG) Locks Out 209-kg (460.8-lb) Clean & Jerk World Record at 2023 World Weightlifting Championships
Rahmat Erwin Abdullah made a name for himself in the 73-kilogram weight class by winning the 2021 and 2022 World Championships. However, instead of defending his…
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Jiang Huihua (49KG) Sets Clean & Jerk and Total World Records at 2023 World Weightlifting Championships
The 2023 World Weightlifting Championships have wrapped up after two weeks of intense action, which saw multiple World Records fall. While the majority of those who…
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Liang Xiaomei (81KG) Makes History With a 159-kg (350.5-lb) Clean & Jerk World Record at 2023 World Weightlifting Championships
The 2023 World Weightlifting Championships are held in Saudi Arabia from September 4-17, and one team has taken the competition by storm. Of course, the team…
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20-yo Garik Karapetyan (102KG) Lands Massive 183-kg (403.4-lb) Snatch Junior World Record
The 2023 World Weightlifting Championships turned out to be a record-breaking festival in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh. Among dozens of competitors, we witnessed some incredible feats…
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Olivia Reeves (71KG) Sets Clean & Jerk and Total Junior World Records at 2023 World Weightlifting Championships
While the US possesses a lot of incredible athletes in the sport of weightlifting, Olivia Reeves stands out as the biggest talent and fan favorite. She…
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Liao Guifang (71KG) Lands Clean & Jerk and Total World Records To Win 2023 World Weightlifting Championships
The 2023 World Weightlifting Championships (WWC) is a competition held from September 4-17, in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh. Like in most competitions, team China has been…
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10-Year-Old Rory Van Ulft Locks Out 130-kg (286.6-lb) Beltless Deadlift In Training; Over 3.8x Her Bodyweight
The fitness world has seen many young sensations throughout history, but the 10-year-old Rory Van Ulft is one of the most impressive. Rory’s accomplishments at ten…
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Eddie Hall Tackles Olympic Lifting and Faces a Brutal Challenge
Even though all strength sports revolve around the same principle, they differ substantially in terms of technique. So, Strongman and Olympic Weightlifting are not interchangeable, despite…