Tag Archives: Olympic weightlifting
Saara Retulainen: Strength, Balance, and Progress
From National Contender to European Champion
Saara Retulainen’s rise in the sport of weightliftin...
Romain Fellonneau – The Firefighting Weightlifter
Trying Everything, Choosing Lifting
Romain Fellonneau first stepped into competitive sport long b...
Tenishia Thornton – Lifting Malta to Glory
A Rising Star in Maltese Weightlifting
Tenishia Thornton, born in 2005, has become one of Malta’s...
Road to LA28: Weightlifting’s Next Olympic Chapter
The Olympic cycle has reset, and weightlifting is gearing up for the Los Angeles 2028 Games. With ne...
From Colorado Springs to Oslo: U.S. Weightlifting Nationals 2025
Colorado Springs, June 2025 – There’s an unmistakable energy rising through the bar racks of the USA...
The Legacy of Lu Xiaojun: From Champion to Mentor
The Past: Lu's Lifting History
When people think of Olympic weightlifting, certain names rise abo...
Europe’s Rising Stars: European Youth & U15 Championships 2025
The 2025 European Youth Weightlifting Championships in Madrid brought together the continent’s most ...
Understanding the IWF’s Doping Risk Tier List
What Is It?
Starting in 2024, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), in collaboration ...
LUXIAOJUN GWL Open 2025
The German Weightlifting Federation (BVDG) is set to host the LUXIAOJUN GWL Open 2025, an innovative...
Changes to IWF Weight Categories: A New Era for Weightlifting
Overview
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has introduced new weight categorie...