The Athletes, who lift a barbell loaded with heavyweight plates, is called Weightlifting sports. And the highest governing body of this sport is the International Weightlifting Federation.
Ancient Greece, Egypt, China have developed this game in a form of weightlifting strength competitions. The Inaugural Olympic Games in 1896, had been done with this weightlifting sports event.
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Qualifications: From any participating nation, a maximum of 8 athletes will perform (4 men, 4 women) in this sport.
Events: From Men’s 8 events will be scheduled on the other hand, from women’s 7 events will be held on that weightlifting sports.
| Men’s Events | Women’s Events |
|---|---|
| 56 kg Men | 48 kg Women |
| 62 kg Men | 53 kg Women |
| 69 kg Men | 58 kg Women |
| 77 kg Men | 63 kg Women |
| 85 kg Men | 69 kg Women |
| 94 kg Men | 75 kg Women |
| 105 kg Men | +75 kg Women |
| +105 kg Men |
Weightlifting Schedule & Fixtures for the Tokyo 2021 Summer Olympics
The Weightlifting sports events will be scheduled from 24th July to 4th August 2021 at Tokyo International Forum. The whole schedule will be coming soon.
| Date (2021) | Events |
|---|---|
| 24th July | Women’s 49 kg Group B Women’s 49 kg Group A Women’s 49 kg Victory Ceremony |
| 25th July | Men’s 61 kg Group B and Men’s 67 kg Group B Men’s 61 kg Group A Men’s 61 kg Victory Ceremony Men’s 67 kg Group A Men’s 67 kg Victory Ceremony |
| 26th July | Women’s 55 kg Group B Women’s 55 kg Group A Women’s 55 kg Victory Ceremony |
| 27th July | Women’s 59 kg Group B and Women’s 64 kg Group B Women’s 59 kg Group A Women’s 59 kg Victory Ceremony Women’s 64 kg Group A Women’s 64 kg Victory Ceremony |
| 28th July | Men’s 73 kg Group B Men’s 73 kg Group A Men’s 73 kg Victory Ceremony |
| 31st July | Men’s 81 kg Group B and Men’s 96 kg Group B Men’s 81 kg Group A Men’s 81 kg Victory Ceremony Men’s 96 kg Group A Men’s 96 kg Victory Ceremony |
| 1st August | Women’s 76 kg Group B Women’s 76 kg Group A Women’s 76 kg Victory Ceremony |
| 2nd August | Women’s 87 kg Group B and Women’s +87 kg Group B Women’s 87 kg Group A Women’s 87 kg Victory Ceremony Women’s +87 kg Group A Women’s +87 kg Victory Ceremony |
| 3rd August | Men’s 109 kg Group B Men’s 109 kg Group A Men’s 109 kg Victory Ceremony |
| 4th August | Men’s +109 kg Group B Men’s +109 kg Group A Men’s +109 kg Victory Ceremony |
Olympic Weightlifting: Medals Stat & Table
Till now, the Soviet Union is the number one ranked on Olympic Weightlifting Medals Statistics. And the 2nd and 3rd position ranked China & USA respectfully. Here are the top 25 counties with Medals count.
| Rank | Countries | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 39 | 21 | 2 | 62 |
| 2 | China | 31 | 15 | 8 | 54 |
| 3 | United States | 16 | 16 | 12 | 44 |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 12 | 17 | 8 | 37 |
| 5 | France | 9 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 6 | Iran | 8 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| 7 | Turkey | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 8 | Germany | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| 9 | Poland | 6 | 6 | 22 | 34 |
| 10 | Greece | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| 11 | North Korea | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
| 12 | Italy | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| 13 | Unified Team | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 14 | Thailand | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 15 | Egypt | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 16 | Russia | 4 | 7 | 7 | 18 |
| 17 | South Korea | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 18 | Austria | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 19 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 20 | Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 21 | Hungary | 2 | 9 | 9 | 20 |
| 22 | Romania | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
| 23 | Japan | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| 24 | Colombia | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 25 | West Germany | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |