Olivia Reeves hoisted the United States to its first Olympic weightlifting gold medal in 24 years on Thursday, winning the women's 71kg (157 pounds) competition. Reeves set an Olympic record on Friday ...

PARIS, Aug 11 (Reuters) - China's Li Wenwen won her second Olympic gold medal with a dominant performance to take the title in the women's over 81kg weightlifting at the Paris Games on Sunday. The ...

Olivia Reeves lifted her way into weightlifting history on Friday, winning the second Olympic gold medal for Team USA since women were allowed to compete in 2000. In the 71kg snatch session, Reeves ...

There are 61 athletes in the five women’s weightlifting classes at the Paris Olympics. Mary Theisen-Lappen is the oldest one. At 33, Theisen-Lappen doesn’t have the orthodox background of a lifter who ...

PARIS, Aug 7 (Reuters) - China's Hou Zhihui retained her 49kg Olympic weightlifting title with a total lift of 206kg at the Paris Games on Wednesday in a contest that ended in a nail-biting finish ...

It has been 24 years since women were first allowed to compete in weightlifting at the Olympics. Team USA's Olivia Reeves was just 3 years old when Tara Nott-Cunningham won the country's first and ...

I’m not joking. When people ask what my favorite Olympic spectator sport is, I answer “women’s weight lifting.” There’s usually a pause, as people assume a punch line will follow. After all, this is a ...