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Weightlifting, all one word, is the sport in which people—wearing what look like old-timey swimsuits—pick up barbells loaded ...

Wrong. Olympic weightlifting ultimately comes down to technique – how quickly can you drop underneath the barbell in a snatch or rack your elbows underneath the barbell in a clean? Of course ...

When you’re lifting 50kg worth of iron above your head, there’s no room for distraction. For Cristina Chang, those moments of focus provide needed respite.

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The United States’ long wait for an Olympic men’s weightlifting medalist is over after four decades, as Marietta, Georgia’s Hampton Morris lifted his way to bronze in the men’s 61kg (134 lbs.) final.

Clean & jerk 1 167 kg. Clean & jerk 1 169 kg. Snatch 2 140 kg. Clean & jerk 2 167 kg. Snatch 3 143 kg. Clean & jerk 3 172 kg.