Lydia Valentin, one of the most popular weightlifters of the 21st century, has announced her retirement from the platform after her hopes of qualifying for Paris 2024 were beaten by injury.

The 2024 European Weightlifting Championships are moving from Turkey to another nation next February.

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) is consulting with members in the first step towards downsizing its flagship event, the annual World Championships.

A weightlifter who won eight international gold medals before taking a senior role in Iran’s National Olympic Committee has died aged 96.

Lasha Talakhadze had to work hard to win his seventh straight world title, and he will have to work harder to hold off his challengers, according to his coach.

Nearly every day has been a Mother’s Day at the IWF World Championships in Riyadh - because there are so many mums among the 354 taking part here.

Akbar Djuraev came back down in weight to see off his team-mate Ruslan Nurudinov in the 109 kilograms head-to-head between two Olympic champions from Uzbekistan at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships.

China had its worst result of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships when Li Wenwen left the warm-up room with her right arm packed in ice halfway through the women’s super-heavyweight contest.

Norway's strongest electrician suffered a shock when she bombed out of the women’s 87 kilograms at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships.

Liang Xiaomei did something that nobody had managed in five years when she extended her lead at the top of the Olympic rankings and claimed China's seventh victory at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships here.

The Chinese anthem was played for a sixth time at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships after Liu Huanhua won an epic 102 kilograms contest and went to the top of the Paris 2024 rankings.

Egypt had its second winner in two days at the International Weightlifting Federation World Championships in Riyadh when Sara Samir outclassed the opposition in the women’s 76 kilograms despite being below peak fitness and making only two lifts.

A refugee weightlifter said "my heart and soul are broken" after she missed what was due to be the biggest day of her difficult year.

Liao Guifang bettered her own world record by five kilograms to build a big lead at the top of the women’s 71kg rankings for Paris 2024, winning China’s fifth title at the International Weightlifting Federation World Championships here.

Qasim Hasan enjoyed every moment when he won Iraq’s first World Championships gold medal in any sport.