Best of Olympic Weightlifting
Meanwhile in Rio ... Have to admit, this guy wasn't on my radar for the men's 85kg session. At the 2016 Europeans Gabriel Sincraian clean and jerked an okay 202kg. But in Rio he unleashed 217kg! 217kg Clean & Jerk Video Update … [Continue reading]
What a nerve wrecking session ... In the end it was Kianoush Rostami who won Gold with a World Record Total of 396kg. 179kg Snatch Video 217kg Clean & Jerk Video Big surprise for me was Sincraian, who looked like he can front squat … [Continue reading]
Rim Jong Sim (75kg, North Korea) just entered the elite club of female two time Olympic champions! the 23 year old snatched 121kg and won gold with her 145kg clean and jerk opener! Still she came out for her remaining attempts, making … [Continue reading]
If you know ATG then you are well aware that Mohamed Ehab was the ATG favorite going into the 77kg session. Taking home a bronze medal when you go up against monsters like Rahimov and Lu is pretty much all you can ask for. He went 160, 165, … [Continue reading]
Just after he won gold in Rio, Nijat Rahimov (77kg) posted this 180kg Snatch and 217kg Clean & Jerk on his insta! Related: Watch Lu Xiaojun Snatch 180kg too ?217 A video posted by @raximov_______ on Aug 10, 2016 at 6:33pm PDT … [Continue reading]
I think we just witnessed history... What a crazy 77kg session over there in Rio. Nijat Rahimov needed to make a 214kg Clean & Jerk World Record in order to take gold away from Lu xiaojun, who earlier set a 177kg Snatch World Record! And … [Continue reading]
The highlight of the women's 69kg session for me was 18 year old Sara Ahmed. She went 6/6, snatching 107, 110, 112 and clean and jerking 135, 140 and 143kg for huge PRs. 112kg Snatch Video 143kg Clean & Jerk Video … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Russia ... Olga Zubova demonstrates full shoulder range of motion. Осваиваем кольца? #klokovbazateam #weightlifting #rings #gymnastics A video posted by Зубова Ольга (@zubova.olga) on Aug 10, 2016 at 2:12pm PDT … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Rio ... Deng Wei (63kg) wins Gold in Rio clean and jerking 147kg for a new world record and 262kg Total WR! Total boss! Update 05.01.2017: HG Super Slow Motion … [Continue reading]