Two women weightlifters will become the first athletes in any Olympic sport to compete for Israel in Saudi Arabia tomorrow.

The Thai teenager Weeraphon Wichuma caused a sensation at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships here by setting a junior world record and winning gold by a wide margin from the C Group in the men’s 73 kilograms Olympic category.

Madagascar finished off its most successful IWF World Championships to date when Tojo Andriatsitohaina made a huge jump in the Olympic rankings in the men’s 73 kilograms, from 35^th place to 12th.

China won gold for the third day in a row when Chen Lijun finished well ahead of everybody else in the men’s 67 kilogram at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships in Riyadh.

An Olympic gold medallist and an African champion added a touch of quality to the afternoon C Group of the women's 55 kilograms at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships.

Teenager Chen Guan-Ling of Chinese Taipei won a women’s 55 kilogram contest that will go down in the weightlifting record books as the first to feature a member of a team of refugees.

Olympic champion Li Fabin of China claimed his third world title, Sergio Massidda hit a career high for Italy and the United States had its first male gold medallist in decades on day three of the International Weightlifting Federation World Championships in Riyadh.

Lai Gia Thanh from Vietnam struck gold at the fourth attempt after failing to make a total at the IWF World Championships in 2018, 2019 and 2022.

This is a big week for teenager Celine Delia, an Italian who goes straight into the big time on Wednesday (September 6) in the women’s 55 kilograms A Group at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships, her debut as a senior.

China's all-conquering team will be aiming to strengthen their position at the top of the Paris 2024 rankings when the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships are hosted by Saudi Arabia for the first time, starting tomorrow.