However, the sport of weightlifting recognizes just two lifts for competition: the snatch and the clean and jerk. At the Olympics, lifters are tested in both disciplines in a combined competition. The ...

Purpose This systematic review was conducted to evaluate the effect of Olympic weightlifting (OW) on vertical jump (VJ) height compared to a control condition, traditional resistance training and ...

The Marion Athletic Conference girls weightlifting team has crowned its champions and we have the storylines from the event ...

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.

He’s a hard worker, disciplined and a quick learner — all of which was needed as he went from interested in the sport of Olympic weightlifting to a No. 1 national ranking in less than two years.

This facility is the flagship training center of the U.S. Olympic team and the active headquarters of the U.S. Olympic Committee. The complex houses practice facilities for a variety of ...