Weightlifting at Paris 2024

1. People's Republic of China - 5 Medals (5 Gold, 0 Silver, 0 Bronze)

2. Bulgaria - 2 Medals (1 Gold, 0 Silver, 1 Bronze)

3. United States of America - 2 Medals (1 Gold, 0 Silver, 1 Bronze)

4. Georgia - 1 Medal (1 Gold, 0 Silver, 0 Bronze)

5. Indonesia - 1 Medal (1 Gold, 0 Silver, 0 Bronze)

6. Norway - 1 Medal (1 Gold, 0 Silver, 0 Bronze)

7. Thailand - 3 Medals (0 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze)

8. Colombia - 2 Medals (0 Gold, 2 Silver, 0 Bronze)

MEDAL CLASSIFICATION

GOLD | Solfrid Koanda (NOR) - 275 kg (Olympic Record)

SILVER | Sara Ahmed (EGY) - 268 kg

BRONZE | Neisi Barrera (ECU) - 267 kg

HERE WE GO!!

DOES NOT GET IT UP!!! 

THE GOLD AND THE OLYMPIC RECORD WILL HAVE TO DO!! 

WHAT A GREAT PERFORMANCE

The colors of the medals are also decided now. 

Will Koanda come out for one more attempt.

SHE WILL!!! 162 KGS!!! 

THIS WILL BE A WORLD RECORD!!

AHMED CANNOT LIFT 155!!! She has the silver. 

Yudelina Peguero is in now. She has declared 157. 

If she lifts this, she will have the olympic record and the bronze to go with that. 

SHE TRIED TO BATTLE THROUGH THE CLEAN!! DID NOT COME OFF FOR HER!

LIVE CLASSIFICATION

Solfrid Eila Amena Koanda (NOR) - 275 kg (1 LIFT)

Sara Ahmed (EGY) - 268 kg (1 LIFT)

Neisi Patricia Dajomes Barrera (ECU) - 267 kg (FINISHED)

Eileen Cikamatana (AUS) - 262 kg (FINISHED)

Yudelina Mejia Peguero (DOM) - 256 kg (1 LIFT)

Here comes Koanda.

154... If she lifts this, it will be the gold and the olympic record. All with one lift to spare. 

THE CLEAN IS IN!!! 

AND THE JERK!!! WOW!!! WHAT A LIFT!!! 

LIVE CLASSIFICATION

Solfrid Eila Amena Koanda (NOR) - 269 kg (2 LIFTS)

Sara Ahmed (EGY) - 268 kg (1 LIFT)

Neisi Patricia Dajomes Barrera (ECU) - 267 kg (FINISHED)

Eileen Cikamatana (AUS) - 262 kg (FINISHED)

Yudelina Mejia Peguero (DOM) - 256 kg (1 LIFT)

Barrera comes out for her final attempt. 

151 is the weight on the bars. 

She picks this and she will have the first place. At least for now. 

THE CLEAN IS IN!!! 

OH MY!!! SHE FALLS OVER!!! HOPEFULLY SHE IS FINE!! SHE SEEMED TO LOSE CONTROL OF HER BODY THERE!!

Ahmed has 151. She is up next. 

This would see her rise to second. 

THE CLEAN IS IN!!! 

AS IS THE JERK!!! 

SECOND FOR HER!!! THE OLYMPIC RECORD FOR THE CLEAN AND JERK AS WELL!! THAT WILL FALL PRETTY SOON THOUGH>

Yudelina Mejia Peguero.

She gets it up at 150. Just could not see it through. 

Cikamatana does not get 147. 

We have the final three. 

Seven more lifts to go!

LIVE CLASSIFICATION

Solfrid Koanda (NOR) - 269 kg (2 LEFT)

Neisi Barrera (ECU) - 267 kg (1 LEFT)

Sara Ahmed (EGY) - 263 kg (2 LEFT)

Eileen Cikamatana (AUS) - 262 kg (1 LEFT)

Yudelina Mejia Peguero (DOM) - 256 kg (2 LIFTS)

Here comes Koanda... 

148 kgs. This would put her in the lead. 

She has the clean.... AND THE JERK!!! 

SHE LEADS BY 2 KGS NOW

All eyes on Koanda now. She had a 121kg in the snatch which was second only to Barrera who lifted 122. However, Barrera has already lifted 145 in the clean and jerk. 

She has declared 148 as her first lift.

We have a close one here. 

MEDAL CLASSIFICATION

GOLD | Karlos May Nasar (BUL) - 404 (180 Snatch + 224 Clean & Jerk) WORLD RECORD

SILVER | Yeison Lopez (COL) - 390 (180 Snatch + 210 Clean & Jerk)

BRONZE | Antonino Pizzolato (ITA) - 384 (172 Snatch + 212 Clean & Jerk)

You always want the greats to put on a show. This is as good as anything anyone has done on a track. 

WILL HE GO FOR ONE MORE?

HE PASSES!!! WHAT MORE CAN HE DO HERE?

HERE IS NASAR!!! 

OH MY!!! 

HE IS GOING FOR THE WORLD RECORD FOR THE CLEAN AND JERK!!! 

224KGS!!! 

HE HYPES UP THE CROWD!!! 

ONTO THE CHEST!!! EASY!!! 

HE HAS THE WORLD RECORD!!! HE HAS THE OLYMPIC GOLD!!! HE HAS GONE PAST 400KGS!!

JAVADI!!! 

LAST CHANCE!!! 

217!!! HE LIFTS THIS AND HE HAS A MEDAL!!! 

HE LOOKS CALM!!! STARES AT THE WEIGHTS!!! 

28 SECONDS TO GLORY!!!

HERE WE GO!!!

CANNOT GET IT!!! 

THE MEDALS ARE DECIDED!!! 

ALL ON NASAR TO PUT ON A SHOW NOW!! 

YU COMES OUT NOW!!! 

217 for him as well. 

HERE WE GO!!! LAST CHANCE AT A MEDAL!!! 

CANNOT GET IT OFF THE FLOOR!!! 

HE BOWS OUT AT 371 KGS

JAVADI IS ON THE CLOCK NOW!!! 

217 is his second lift...

204 was his one successful one. 

HERE WE GO!!!

ON THE CHEST!!! BUT COULD NOT GET SET FOR THE JERK!!

He still has one more attempt. 

Andranik Karapetyan has come out now...

215 is what he is going for. His last one was a no lift at 210. 

HERE HE GOES!!! CAN HE THIS PULL OFF ?

HAS IT ON THE CHEST!!! BUT THAT IS IT!!! 

HE IS DONE!!

YU!!! LAST CHANCE!!! 

HE GOES UP TO 217

NASER!!! THIS IS HIS FIRST ATTEMPT!!

213...

THE CLEAN IS IN!!! 

AND THE JERK!!

OLYMPIC RECORD GONE!!! 

HOW MUCH MORE CAN HE DO HERE?

TWO MORE LIFTS FOR HIM

HERE IS PIZZOLATO!!! 

LAST CHANCE!!! 212 STILL!! 

GETS IT ON THE CHEST!!! ADJUSTS!!! GETS IT UP BUT THREE REDS!!! 

OH MY!!! HE ENDS UP NO FINISHING!! THIS IS A SHOCK

THERE IS THE CHALLENGE

This looks like a no lift but who knows... I THINK IT IS CLOSER THAN WHAT WE SAW FIRST!! 

THEY HAVE CHANGED IT!!! PIZZOLATO HAS IT!!! WOW!!! HE GOES SECOND!! 

ROBU!!! 

NO LIFT!! 

He is still in second spot though. 

WHAT NOW??

He needs a clean lift or he ends up not finishing. 

HERE HE COMES!!! PIZZOLATO!!! 

STILL 212... HE IS HYPING UP THE CROWD!!!

ONTO THE CHEST!!! 

HE GETS IT UP BUT THREE REDS!!! 

The Italian is still on the clock. Will he go up here?

Doesnt look like it. He seems to be restraping again. 

PIZZOLATO!!! 

212 on the bar....

This is for the second spot!!! 

WHAT HAPPENED THERE?

WAS NOT ABLE TO GET IT ONTO THE CHEST!!!

HE IS ON THE CLOCK AGAIN!!! He is already two kgs over his personal best. Unlikely that he will go up some more here.

HE DOES!!! 212

Yu comes in for his second lift. 211 kgs. 

This will take him to third. 

HERE WE GO!! 

ON THE CHEST AND UP!!! COULD NOT GET UNDER IT!!! 

LOPEZ!!!

THIS TO GO TO 390 TOTAL. THAT IS THE OLYMPIC RECORD 

HERE WE GO!!! 

On the chest!!! ADJUSTS!! AND HE HAS DONE IT!!

HANG ON!! ONE RED!!! 

IT IS CLEARED!!! HE IS HYPED!! THAT SHOULD BE ENOUGH FOR A MEDAL

Lopez is up next at 210. Does he go higher here?

He will stay at 210.

Andranik Karapetyan.... 210 KGS!!!

GETS IT ON THE CHEST!!! CANNOT GET IT UP

Antonino Pizzolato and Karlos Nasar have pushed it 212 and 213 respectively. That puts the Armenian on the clock. 

LOPEZ!!! WHAT WILL YOU PICK?

210... That will put Robu on the clock at 208. 

HERE WE GO!!

THE CLEAN IS IN!!! AS ID THE JERK!

KISSES THE WEIGHTS!!! WAS IT CLEAN THOUGH? THE LEFT LOOKED LIKE A LITTLE SOFT! 

HE HAS UPPED HIS PERSONAL BEST BY FIVE KGS ALREADY!!

HE WILL GO FOR A 205 AGAIN. 

ATTEMPT TWO!! HERE WE GO!! 

ON THE CHEST!! THIS LOOKED CLEANER

GOT IT THIS TIME!!! HE TAKES THE LEAD

Robu has gone to 206 while Javadi has gone for 213 for his second. 

LOPEZ IS BACK ON THE CLOCK.

LOPEZ!!! 

What does he have in his locker?

205 is his first lift. 

OH MY!! The clean did not look great but at least he got that done. The jerk just looked off. 

Romain Imadouchene is up now. 204.

THIS MIGHT BE A STEP TOO FAR!!! 

If he pulls this off, it might be the best lift of the day. 

GETS IT ON THE CHEST BUT CANNOT GET IT UP!!! 

THAT IS HIS NIGHT DONE

HERE IS JAVADI!! 

Gets it on the chest... 

AND COMPLETES THE JERK!!! 

HE GOES SECOND FOR THE TIME BEING

Javadi at 204 is up next. 

Will he go up a notch?

HE WILL NOT!!! 

204 is his first attempt.

YU WILL COME OUT AT 203. 

EASY PEASY!!! 

Romain Imadouchene has gone to 204. That is just unrealistic. 

SANCHEZ!!! 200!!!

Can he get this? It would make his clean and jerk look incredibly impressive.

CANNOT GET IT ON THE CHEST!!

He ends with 358 kgs

Karapetyan has come out now... 200 for him as well. 

ON THE CHEST!!! AND THE JERK WORKS AS WELL!!! 

HE TAKES THE SECOND SPOT

HERE IS ROBU

200... HE PASSED ON HIS FINAL SNATCH!! 

HE HAS IT ON THE CHEST

AND PERFECT JERK FOLLOWS!

Sanchez has gone for 199 kgs. 

HANG ON! Imadouchene is going for 200. 

Does Sanchez have it in him to go higher here?

He has asked for 200... That puts the Robu on the clock. 

Romain Imadouchene!! 

Last attempt... Can he get this? The crowd will lose their minds. 

I just hope he does not hurt himself here. 

HERE HE GOES!!!

ON TEH CHEST!!! AND THE JERK!!! 

WOW!!! THE CROWD ARE GOING MAD AS HE FALLS TO HIS KNEES

Imadouchene has gone for a 196 to buy some more time. 

SANCHEZ WILL STAY AT 196

HERE HE COMES!!! 

His lift at 190 was very good. 

AND HE WILL GET THIS ONE AS WELL!!! VERY VERY IMPRESSIVE

Romain Imadouchene of France comes out now. He has declared 195 as his first lift. 

CANNOT GET IT ON THE CHEST!!

He is down again. His knee is not holding up. His team should pull him out for his own safety here. 

HERE IS SANCHEZ NOW!!! 

His first attempt is a 190 kg lift. 

GETS THE CLEAN IN!! AND THE JERK!!!

BOADY!! THIS IS HIS LAST ATTEMPT!! 

IF HE DOES NOT GET THIS HE IS OUT!! 

188KGS

ON THE CHEST

CANNOT GET THE JERK

HE IS DONE WITH A DID NOT FINISH

Kyle Bruce finishes with a total lift of 330 kgs. 

The Aussie needs 188.

THIS IS A BIG ASK!!! 

GETS IT ON THE CHEST!! 

CANNOT GET THE JERK!!! 

He will have a two minute brea. 

HE IS IN PAIN!!! 

His team has upped it to 188 to give him some time. 

BRUCE IS BACK ON THE CLOCK

BROADY HAS GONE UP TO 188 NOW!! 

CAN HE LIFT THIS?

He looked in trouble at 187. 

NO!!! He almost got it on the chest but not enough. 

That means Boady is up next. 

186 is his first attempt. 

OH NO!!! DID NOT EVEN GET IT UP!!! HE LOOKED LIKE HE TWEAKED SOMETHING THERE

BRUCE HAS GONE UP TO 188 KGS.

HE IS ON THE CLOCK AGAIN!! 

WHAT DOES HE GO FOR?

Looks like it is 183 for the third attempt. 

HERE HE IS!!! 

AND THIS TIME IT CLEARS IT!!! 

Will he stay at 182? 

It looked quite easy for him so he can go up if he wants. 

I doubt it though.

HE STAYS AT 182. He wants to get in a lift I guess. 

AND WE ARE OFF!!! 

BRUCE PICKS UP 182... BUT THE JURY ARE REVIEWING IT!! 

IT LOOKED BAD... THE LEFT LOOKED TOO SOFT!! 

We could have 400 here today. Do join us for the clean and jerk because we have something very special on our hands.

CLASSIFICATION AFTER SNATCH

Karlos May Nasar (BUL) - 180 (Snatch)

Yeison Lopez (COL) - 180 (Snatch)

Marin Robu (MDA) - 175 (Snatch)

Antonino Pizzolato (ITA) - 172 (Snatch)

Andranik Karapetyan (ARM) - 177 (Snatch)

Mir Mostafa Javadi Aliabadi (IRI) - 168 (Snatch)

Yu Dongju (KOR) - 168 (Snatch)

Karim Abokahla (EGY) - 170 (Snatch)

Boady Santavy (CAN) - 166 (Snatch)

Keydomar Vallenilla Sanchez (VEN) - 165 (Snatch)

Romain Imadouchene (FRA) - 161 (Snatch)

Kyle Bruce (AUS) - 148 (Snatch)

HERE IS LOPEZ NOW!! FINAL LIFT

180 KGS!!!

AND HE MANGES IT!!IS IT CLEAN!!! IT IS!!! 

ROBU HAS PASSED ON HIS FINAL ATTEMPT!! 

HERE IS NASAR NOW!!! 180 KGS FOR THE 20 YEAR OLD

He has been flawless so far. 

WOW!!! PERFECT LIFT!!! 

LOPEZ HAS A HUGE PROBLEM HERE 

HERE IS LOPEZ!!! 

AT 180 KGS!!

His first attempt was a work of art. 

OH NO!!! HE HAS NOT!!! ADVANTAGE NASAR

Karapetyan... 177 kgs

AND HE GOT IT!!! 

OH NO!!! 

NO LIFT!!! 

TWO REDS... WILL THEY CHALENGE IT?

There seemed to be a bend on the left. HE WILL CHALLENGE IT BUT UNLIKELY THAT HE WILL GET THIS ONE

NO LIFT IS THE DECISION

This is pressure on Lopez now. He will need a huge snatch to win a gold here. 

EVERYONE HAS GONE UPTO 177. 

DECISON FOR NASAR.

HE WILL COME OUT AT 177

The Bulgarian lifted 173 quite easily. 

What can he do at four more kgs?/

SAME OLD SAME OLD!!! HOW GOOD IS THIS GUY?

Pizzolato has to come out at 176 now. 

THIS WILL BE HIS LAST ATTEMPT!!!

DOES NOT GET IT...

Pizzolato is up next at 175.

HE HAS GONE UP TO 176. 

AS HAS THE ARMENIAN

NASAR SENDS IT TO 177. 

Pizzolato is back on the clock. 

Karapetyan comes out for a 175kg lift. 

Big ask this one.

Does not get it high enough. 

NO LIFT

LET THE MIND GAMES BEGIN

ROBU IS ON THE CLOCK AT 175. It will be his second attempt. Does he go up?

HE WILL COME OUT!! HIS FIRST ONE WAS 170. 

THIS IS CLOSE!!! DOES HE GET A CLEAN LIFT!!! HE DOES!!! 

HE HAS ONE MORE TO GO

THIS IS A PERSONAL BEST FOR HIM

EVERYONE HAS GONE UPTO 175....

THAT MEANS LOPEZ COMES OUT!!! 

HERE WE GO!!! 

HUGE RECEPTION FOR THE COLOMBIAN

NASAR HAS SOME COMPETITION

NASAR!!! THIS IS WHO THE CROWD WANTED!!! 

173 IS HIS FIRST LIFT

THAT LOOKED LIKE LIFTING A COFFEE MUG!!! 

THAT EASY!!! 

HERE COMES THE ITALIAN!!! 

The crowd want a show. 

HE IS QUICK TO THE WEIGHT AGAIN!! 

AND PUSHES THROUGH!!! LOOKED TO BE IN TROUBLE AT ONE POINT OF TIME.

Does Pizzolato go higher now?

Else he is on the clock. 

HE WILL GO AGAIN AT 172

Antonino Pizzolato of Italay comes out for his first attempt..

172 on the bars. 

HE LOOKED TOO RUSHED THERE!!! 

Javadi comes out

171 is what he has asked for on the bars. 

NOT THIS TIME!!! 

GETS IT OVER THE HEAD BUT COULD NOT DRIVE IT THROUGH.

JAVADI IS ON THE CLOCK NOW!!! 

Karim is still getting some treatment. Looks like he might be out of this final.

HE IS ON THE CLOCK AGAIN!!!

BUT CAN HE GO??

HE HAS COME OUT

HERE WE GO!! 

HE IS DOWN AGAIN!!! THIS TIME IT LOOKS BAD!!! HE IS IN A LOT OF PAIN!!!

The Egyptian Karim is on the clock at 170kgs. 

HE HAS COME OUT!!! 

165 IS HIS BEST SO FAR!! SECOND ATTEMPT FOR HIM

NO LIFT!!! 

OH NO!!! HE GOT IT UP!! BUT HIS ELBOW JUST BUCKLED!!! ;

THAT DID NOT LOOK GODD!! HOPEFULLY HE IS OKAY

Armenia's Andranik Karapetyan is up next. 

AT 170... HE IS COMING OUT!!! 

He had to rush out for this one. There seemed to be some confusion. 

IMPRESSIVE!!! THAT IS THE WORD!!! 

ROBU IS IN!!! HE COME THE BIG GUNS!!! 

170 IS HIS FIRST ATTEMPT

HE MADE THAT LOOK LIKE NOTHING

YU!!! AT 168!!! 

He has a best of 163 right now. 

WHAT A LIFT!!! 

TOOK SOME EFFORT AND HIS SCREAMS OF JOY AFTER THAT TELL YOU ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW

Javadi at 168 is up next... 

This will be for the lead. 

He had a proper struggle at 164..

HAS IT AGAIN!!! AND LIFTS AGAIN

Boady has gone to 166. 

AND HE IS OUT FOR THE ATTEMPT

Last attempt in the snatch for the Canadian. 

CANNOT GET IT OVER HIS HEAD

He ends with a best lift of 163.

SANCHEZ NOW!!! WILL HE PUSH IT PAST 165?

No he will not... 165 for his final lift. 

CANNOT GET IT OVER HIS KNEES!!! NO LIFT

He ends with a best 162.

Sanchez goes to 165 so Karim is on the clock now. 

AND HE HAS COME OUT!!

The EGYPTIAN HAS PICKED 165 AS HIS FIRST LIFT

QUICK AND EASY!

HERE IS THE IRANIAN!!!

164 is his first attempt. 

WOW!! THAT TOOK SOME EFFORT!!! HE TOOK HIS TIME STANDING UP BUT HE HAS THE LEAD NOW

SANCHEZ HAS GONE TO 165...

That will put Iran's Javadi on the clock. 

Yu has a decision to make. I think he will try the 163 again..

HE IS COMING AT 163 AGAIN

CLEARS IT!!! 

QUICK AND EASY THIS TIME

Boady... He does not push the pace. He is coming out for a 163. 

He already has 158 on the books.

THAT LOOKED GOOD!!! 

HERE IS YU....

163 FOR HIS FIRST LIFT!!

NO LIFT!!! DID NOT GET IT OVER HIS HEAD!! 

Boady now goes to 163 which has put Yu on the clock. 

I don't think the Korean can push the first one any further. 

HE IS COMING OUT NOW

Sanchez is on the clock now at 162. 

AND HE IS GOING FOR IT!!! 

EASY AGAIN!!! He has set the early pace here.