Olympic Weightlifting News

Sheldon Stuckart, a member of Team USA Weightlifting, placed 12th in the Junior Worlds in his first time out, competing in the 85kg session.

Lions chief Warren Gatland will not select players involved in club finals for the opening match of the Lions tour against the Barbarians in Hong Kong One of the classic medieval murder mysteries in the Cadfael series has been adapted for the stage with a Welshman in the title role The 19 year-old finished fourth overall in the 105kg+ category at ... (more)

Weightlifter Tara Devi Pun set three new national records in womens 75kg weight category on Thursday while representing Nepal in the Egate Kings Cup International Weightlifting Championship being held in Srisaket, Thailand.

Three days each week, 2012 Olympic bronze medalist Christine Girard makes the half-hour drive from her home in White Rock to teach the BSS student-athletes the two disciplines of Olympic lifting - snatch and clean and jerk.

India's campaign in the Junior World Weightlifting Championships, which began yesterday, started on a bright note with Saikhom Mirabai Chanu bagging three bronze medals in the women's 48kg category.

"What an awesome day and awesome year!" said Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Robbie Yellott said about his Olympic Weightlifting team at Zachary High.

The Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games have taken a massive leap forward as the official selection gets underway to pick the best athletes to represent the country.