CHN owns all of the gold medals in the Weightlifting competition thus far after the nation swept the top of the podium in Sunday’s medal sessions of at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Sunday. After a slow start in snatch in the men’s 67kg competition, CHEN Lijun (CHN) shined in the clean & jerk. The […]
Siblings are used to sharing things. Whether it is toys as children or memories with their families as adults, siblings have an inherent understanding and appreciation of sharing. Thanks to a scheduling quirk, the ANDRIANTSITOHAINA brothers of Madagascar shared the Olympic stage during the third weightlifting session of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. “Both of […]
HOU Zhihui (49kg) of China wrote a new chapter of the record books as she claimed gold in the 49kg bodyweight category Saturday, the first day of the Weightlifting competition at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. HOU set seven Olympic Records overall during her competition, ending the day owning all three Olympic Records with a […]
The Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 opened Friday with a spectacular show at Tokyo’s National Stadium featuring the Parade of Nations, cultural presentations, traditional speeches. It culminated with tennis star Naomi OSAKA lighting the Olympic Cauldron. MIYAKE Yoshinobu, a two-time Olympic Champion (1964, 1968) and Olympic Silver Medalist (1960), and known to be one of Japan’s […]
On the day of the Opening Ceremony of Tokyo 2020, the International Weightlifting Federation has launched its new website, which can be found on iwf.sport. With the launch of this new website, IWF joined the effort made by the IOC, Tokyo 2020 and others to boost digital engagement for the Olympic competitions, with iwf.sport featuring a special Tokyo […]