Weightlifting


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One and two-arm lifting contests was part of the Athletics programme at the first modern Olympic Games at Athens 1896. Weightlifting was introduced as an individual sport at Paris 1924, and has been at all the Olympic Games since. The first women’s events were held at Sydney 2000.

How to Play The aim of Weightlifting is 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. Weight Lifters are allowed three attempts at every weight. || include component="backlinks" page="Weightlifting" limit="10"