Weightlifting has been a staple of competition since humans developed the cognitive ability to look at each other's glutes, as the echoes of a softly grunted "pathetic" bounced against cave walls, ...

A Brief Overview The snatch is a dynamic weightlifting movement that was first popularized in Olympic competitions. It ...

Li Fabin of China defended his Olympic weightlifting title on Wednesday, winning the men's 61-kilogram division, while Hampton Morris became the first American man to earn a weightlifting medal at the ...

LONDON, July 30 (Reuters) - North Korea's Kim Un Guk equalled the world weightlifting record for the men's 62 kg class snatch lift, setting an Olympic record and racking up a substantial lead heading ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Russia's Tatiana Kashirina set a world record in the Olympic weightlifting women's super heavyweight category on Sunday, completing a 151 kilogram snatch lift that surpassed the ...