Weightlifting-Norway's Koanda wins women's 81kg gold
PARIS : Solfrid Koanda of Norway won the gold medal in the women's 81kg weightlifting at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
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Weightlifting-American Reeves wins women's 71kg gold
PARIS : Olivia Reeves of the United States won the Olympic gold medal in the women's 71kg weightlifting on Friday.
American Olivia Reeves wins rare Olympic weightlifting gold - ESPN
PARIS — Olivia Reeves won the United States' first Olympic gold medal in weightlifting in 24 years at the Paris Olympics on Friday.
'Man From Mars' Karlos Nasar Wins Olympic Weightlifting Gold With New World Record
Bulgarian Karlos Nasar became the lightest man to lift 400 kilogrammes in competition as he shattered the men's 89kg weightlifting world record at the Olympics on Friday. "The Olympic Games are like going into space for me and I feel like I'm on Mars," said the 20-year-old Nasar. Tied for first after lifting 180kg in the opening snatch round, the 20-year-old delayed his entry in the clean and jerk until most of his rivals had used their three attempts at lower weights.
Weightlifting-Bulgaria's Nasar wins men's 89kg gold with world record lift
PARIS : Karlos Nasar of Bulgaria won the gold medal in the men's 89kg weightlifting at the Paris Olympics on Friday, breaking the world record with a total lift of 404kg.
Joy Eze fancies her chances in women’s 71kg weightlifting today
Nigeria’s second representative in the weightlifting event, Joy Ogbonne Eze, will have her Olympics moment of glory today at the South Paris Arena 6 inside the Paris Expo Complex in the women’s 71kg category.
Weightlifting-Indonesia's Juniansyah wins men's 73kg gold medal
PARIS : Indonesia's Rizki Juniansyah won the gold medal in the men's 73kg weightlifting at the Paris Olympics on Thursday.
Weightlifting-Chinese young gun Luo claims women's 59kg gold medal
PARIS :Chinese young gun Luo Shifang won the 59kg Olympic weightlifting title at the Paris Games on Thursday with a total of 241kg, setting Olympic records in the snatch and clean and jerk.