Best of Olympic Weightlifting
Meanwhile in Russia ... (actually this clip is 2 of weeks old) Alexey Yufkin (85kg) proves that he still is strong enough for the Russian national team! 220kg Clean & Jerk ... what I like to call an ATG make. Counts in my book … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Rio ... 33 year old Oscar Figueroa (62kg, Colombia) wins gold at his fourth Olympic Games! In an emotional moment after his last attempt he took off his shoes to signal the end of his weightlifting career. 142kg Snatch … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Rio ... Om Yun Chol (56kg, North Korea) had a great battle with Long Qingquan, both ending up clean and jerking triple bodyweight. 134kg Snatch Video Om Yun Chol (56kg, @hkgrpdprk) snatching a competition PR of … [Continue reading]
From the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio ... This session a lot of up and downs ... Starting with Li Yajun (53kg, China) Snatching 101kg for a 1kg lead over Hsu. She even attempted 104kg (a weight she snatched at Chinese nationals) for a new world … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile at the Rio 2016 Olympics ... 25 year old Long Qingquan (56kg) just became a two time Olympic champion (after 2008)! 137kg Snatch + 170kg Clean & Jerk for a new World Record Total (breaking Mutlu's)! Om Yun Chol second with … [Continue reading]
Originally published 27.06.2016 More videos emerge from Iran! Bahador Moulaei (+105kg, Iran) Block Cleans 265kg! He's cleaned 264kg off the floor before and did a 260kg Clean and Jerk in training before his injury, so hopefully he's back in his … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Russia ... After their country ban, Russia is giving their weightlifting athletes the opportunity to compete at home in the "Grand Prix Geraklion" Men: Viktor Getts, Artem Okulov, Adam Maligov, Timur Naniev, Alexey Yufkin … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile at the 2016 Olympic Games ... 21 year old Sopita Tanasan from Thailand is the new 48kg Champion. Usually she competes at 53kg. This was her first competition dropping down to 48kg. Video 21 year-old @sopita_tanasan (-48kg, … [Continue reading]
This definitely has to be one of the best saves of Rio 2016. Hiromi Miyake (48kg, Japan) missed her first two attempts. So she had to hold on to this 81kg Snatch to stay in the game. Great effort, which together with her 107kg Clean & Jerk … [Continue reading]