Weightlifting Archives

Olympic weightlifting at Paris 2024: Biggest stories, replays, medal results, top athletes, new records

August 11, 2024 9:18 am NBC Olympics

Relive every electric moment of weightlifting at the 2024 Paris Olympics with our lookback at all the…

American muscle: U.S. again a factor in weightlifting thanks to young stars

August 10, 2024 5:44 pm NBC Olympics

For the first time in history, the United States won medals in both men’s and women’s weightlifting at the Olympics, thanks to a pair of rising…

Paris Olympics Day 16 Preview (Aug. 11): U.S. women’s basketball, volleyball close out Paris playing for gold

August 10, 2024 5:16 pm NBC Olympics

TV and live stream schedules for the biggest events taking place Sunday, Aug. 11, at the 2024 Paris…

Lasha Talakhadze of Georgia celebrates after performing a lift at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Georgia’s Lasha Talakhadze three-peats as ‘world’s strongest man’

August 10, 2024 2:45 pm NBC Olympics

Georgia’s Lasha Talakhadze won his third Olympic weightlifting title with a dominant performance in the men’s over 102kg class on Saturday, lifting a…

American weightlifter Olivia Reeves celebrates winning a gold medal in the women's 71kg (156 lbs.) competition.

Weight of a nation: Olivia Reeves wins first U.S. weightlifting gold medal in 24 years

August 9, 2024 1:29 pm NBC Olympics

Olivia Reeves, 21, born three years after Tara Notts won Team USA’s last weightlifting gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, topped the women’s…

Sha'Carri Richardson celebrates winning the women's 4x100m relay

Paris Olympics Aug. 9 recap, highlights: U.S. women dominate relay; Reeves wins weightlifting gold

August 9, 2024 7:47 pm NBC Olympics

Results, updates and latest news from Day 14 of competition at the 2024 Paris Olympic on Friday, Aug.…

Simone Biles of the U.S. on beam at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Check out these layered photos from the 2024 Paris Olympics

August 9, 2024 7:33 am NBC Olympics

If a photo says a thousand words, these images might say a…

Paris Olympics Day 14 Preview (Aug. 9): Benjamin, Warholm meet again; breaking makes Olympic debut

August 8, 2024 6:09 pm NBC Olympics

TV and live stream schedules for the biggest events taking place Friday, Aug. 9, at the 2024 Paris…

USA’s Olivia Reeves eyes historic weightlifting gold medal on Paris platform

August 8, 2024 2:55 pm NBC Olympics

It’s been 24 years since an American has won a weightlifting gold medal at the Olympics, but that streak will be in serious jeopardy of ending when…

Gold medalist US' Sydney Mclaughlin-Levrone wears a crown as she celebrates winning the women's 400m hurdles final of the athletics event and setting a new world record during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

2024 Olympic records: Top record-breaking moments from Paris

August 8, 2024 8:52 am NBC Olympics

These athletes joined an elite club – or started a new one altogether – with their performances in…

Tom Schaar competes in the men's park skateboarding final

Paris Olympics Aug. 7 recap, highlights: Quincy Hall, Sarah Hildebrandt win gold for Team USA

August 7, 2024 12:12 pm NBC Olympics

Results, updates and latest news from Day 12 of competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Wednesday, Aug.…

A general view of the Eiffel Tower as the Olympic Cauldron is lit on a screen during the Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics on July 26

How to watch the Closing Ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics: TV and stream schedule, time, location, route, performances

August 10, 2024 1:49 pm NBC Olympics

How to watch the Closing Ceremony of the 2024 Paris…

Hampton Morris wins first U.S. men’s weightlifting medal in 40 years

August 7, 2024 9:20 am NBC Olympics

The United States’ long wait for an Olympic men’s weightlifting medalist is over after four decades, as Marietta, Georgia’s Hampton Morris,…

A statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse stands in a garden in front of Cinderella's Castle at the Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World.

Orlando seeks host city status as Olympic flame, World Cups head to U.S.

August 7, 2024 7:42 am NBC Olympics

The central Florida city, known as the home of top theme parks like Disney World and Universal Orlando Resort, has ambitious plans to throw its hat…

Paris Olympics Day 12 Preview (Aug. 7): Women’s basketball hits quarterfinals, skateboarding concludes

August 6, 2024 6:21 pm NBC Olympics

TV and live stream schedules for the biggest events taking place Wednesday, Aug. 7, at the 2024 Paris…

Olympic weightlifting preview, Aug. 7: Morris and Delacruz eye Team USA’s first medal

August 6, 2024 3:28 pm NBC Olympics

Weightlifting finally gets underway at the 2024 Paris Olympics Wednesday, kicking off five days of physics-defying feats of strength from South Paris…