Weightlifting

The best weightlifting videos, articles and interviews from around the web.

Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus only allowed 2 Weightlifting Athletes at Tokyo 2020

April 12, 2018 By Gregor Winter

This just in: The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) is effectively allowing Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Belarus only two places each at Tokyo 2020 – as the new rules state that any nation with 20 or more doping violations from 2008 to 2020 will have just one man and one woman at the Games. Furthermore: […]

Simon Martirosyan 205kg Hang Snatch

April 9, 2018 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in Armenia … 21 year old Simon Martirosyan hang snatches 205kg! Looks like Armenia will make a strong return at worlds 2018, once the country bans are over. Today I made 205 kg for the first time and it’s my own record.???✊ A post shared by Simon Martirosyan (@simonmartirosyan) on Apr 9, 2018 at […]

2018 European Weightlifting Championships

March 30, 2018 By Gregor Winter

This will be the resource page for the 2018 European weightlifting championships in Bucharest, Romania. In the meantime see the 2017 Europeans highlights here. Competition Dates: 26.04 – 01.04.2017 Follow ATG on Instagram @atginsta (and check out the stories) to get updates faster. Useful Links Final Start List (PDF) Live Streams: YouTube Live Stream & Recordings […]

Armenian Weightlifting & Russian Doping Labs

March 29, 2018 By Gregor Winter

This is a must read. Nothing the weightlifting world didn’t already know, but for the first time it’s (somewhat) openly talked about by coaches and athletes. Money quotes (there are too many quotable things in the story): Aghasi Aghasyan, a former member of the Armenian national weightlifting team, confirmed that Armenian athletes who might test […]

Ding Jianjun (62kg) 140kg Snatch

March 23, 2018 By Gregor Winter

Here are two training snatches by Ding Jianjun (62kg). Ding is 2009 world champion (146+170) and 2015 Asian champion. As mentioned in the Wu video, he is part of the coaching staff at Wu’s Jingyi weightlifting club in China. More: Ding Training before Asian Championships 2015. 120kg & 140kg ATG Patrons got early access to […]

Team Germany & Japan Friday Morning Session with Max Lang

March 18, 2018 By Gregor Winter

This is the first of the 3 or 4 part training camp series with team Germany and team Japan. This was made possible by ATG Patrons. Update: Here is part two! Originally I didn’t even plan to post this session, as it was just a (for the most part) light morning session. I used this […]

Apti Aukhadov 221kg Front Squat + Jerk

March 18, 2018 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in Russia … Hopefully this is recent! Apti Aukhadov with a 221kg Front Squat + Jerk! Приседание плюс толчок 221 A post shared by Аухадов Апти Official (@aukhadov) on Mar 17, 2018 at 11:49pm PDT More: Watch Apti & Adam Training Snatches.

Loredana Toma 175kg Squat

March 16, 2018 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in Romania … 22 year old Loredana Toma (63kg, World Champion) squats 175kg! She will compete in 2 weeks to defend her European championship title. Back squat ?️‍♀️165 – 175 kg 2/1 #13daystogo ??‍♀️ A post shared by Loredana Toma?️‍♀️ (@tomaloredanaelena) on Mar 16, 2018 at 2:39am PDT Training Video with Loredana from Europeans […]

Rumor: 2018 World Championships in Kazakhstan? Not True! IWF Confirmed Turkmenistan

March 15, 2018 By Gregor Winter

Update 17.03.2018: aaand that’s just what it was, a rumor… Today IWF confirmed the dates for the 2018 World Championships in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan! (via) But as we have seen with this years Europeans, things can move until the very last minute. So don’t book your flights yet (although I heard that TKM paid quite a lot of […]