Sports

Weightlifting is a test of pure strength – the oldest and most basic form of physical competition. Early ‘strongman’ contests developed into the modern sport of Weightlifting during the 19th century. Today, the world’s strongest men and women regularly lift more than three times their body weight. They need to combine power, speed, technique, concentration and timing. The aim of Weightlifting is simple – to lift more weight than anyone else. Competitors perform two types of lift – the ‘Snatch’ and the ‘Clean and Jerk’. In the snatch, the bar is lifted from the floor to above the head using one smooth movement. The ‘Clean and Jerk’ is a two-stage action – the bar is brought up to the shoulders before being ‘jerked’ over the head using arm and leg strength. In each case, it must be held at arm’s length above the head for at least two seconds. Lifters are allowed three attempts at every weight.

List of events

• men

  1. 54KG

  2. 54 - 59KG

  3. 61KG

  4. 67KG

  5. 73KG

  6. 81KG

  7. 96KG

  8. 109KG

  9. +109KG

  10. 59 - 64KG

  11. 64 - 70KG

  12. 70 - 76KG

  13. 91 - 99KG

  14. -52KG

  15. -56KG

  16. 56KG

  17. 56 - 60KG

  18. 67.5 - 75KG

  19. 52KG

  20. 60 - 67.5KG

  21. 75 - 82.5KG

  22. -54KG

  23. 52 - 56KG

  24. 62KG

  25. 69KG

  26. 77KG

  27. 85KG

  28. 94KG

  29. 105KG

  30. +105KG

• women

  1. +87KG

  2. 48KG

  3. 53KG

  4. 58KG

  5. 63KG

  6. 69KG

  7. 75KG

  8. +75KG

  9. 90KG

  10. +90KG

  11. 49KG

  12. 55KG

  13. 59KG

  14. 64KG

  15. 76KG

  16. 87KG