He was the protagonist of one of the most thrilling moments at the 2024 IWF World Cup in Phuket, Thailand! 🇹🇭

On April 4, in the men’s 73kg, Rizki JUNIANSYAH climbed to the top of the Olympic Qualification Ranking, by lifting 164-201-365 (a new World Record in the Total) and leaving his Indonesian teammate Rahmat Erwin out of the Games in Paris!

Erwin (bronze medallist in Tokyo 2020ne) had led all the way through the qualification period (with a best total of 363kg). Still, an inspired Juniansyah turned things upside down in the final lifts of the last relevant event! ✨💪🏻

Before this success, the Indonesian star (born on June 17, 2003) had been second at the 2022 IWF World Championships (precisely behind Erwin), and was one of the most talented lifters of his generation, getting the gold in the 2021 and 2022 editions of the IWF World Junior Championships. 👏🏻

If @rjuniansyah_ wins in Paris, he will become the Games’ first-ever gold medallist 🥇 for Indonesia 🇮🇩 in weightlifting! The Asian powerhouse has however a rich Olympic history in the sport, with seven silver and eight bronze medals!

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50 DAYS TO GO!!!

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will start in 50 days - on July 26 - and the weightlifting family is aiming at great performances in the French capital!!! 🇫🇷✨💪🏻

Today, we dig in our archive and recall the atmosphere of past editions of the Games:

1. Helsinki 1952 🇫🇮
2. Rome 1960 🇮🇹
3. Tokyo 1964 🇯🇵
4. Mexico City 1968 Mexico 🇲🇽
5. Munich 1972 🇩🇪
6. Los Angeles 1984 🇺🇸
7. Barcelona 1992 🇪🇸
8. Sydney 2000 Australia 🇦🇺
9. Rio 2016 🇧🇷

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Sport is not only physical activity - it sometimes relates to other noble causes in our society! ✨

Today we celebrate the World Environment Day by recalling recent initiatives of the weightlifting community towards the safeguard and protection of nature - the planting of trees 🌳 and the adoption of reusable bottles at our events!

Our planet is our sole home! Let’s all protect it!!! 🏡🌎🌏🌍

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Air-lift!!! Despite their body weight, but also the bar and plates one, lifters can still have some air under their feet!!! 👏🏻💪🏻 ...

Olympic champion in Tokyo 2020ne, HOU Zhihui from China 🇨🇳 is again the woman to beat in the 49kg at the upcoming Games in Paris!!!

At the end of the qualification period, she leads the ranking with 217kg, a total achieved at the 2024 IWF World Cup in Phuket 🇹🇭. This is 17kg better than the second best in this ranking, and corresponds to her personal best in international competitions.

Born on March 18, 1997 Hou got the Olympic gold in the Japanese capital with a 210kg total, slightly better than the 208kg effort achieved at the 2018 IWF World Championships, her only victory at our International Federation’s showcase! ✨🥇

Hou presently owns the World Record in the Snatch, with a 97kg successful attempt in Thailand! 💪🏻🏋️‍♀️

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Meet the last two winners at the IWF World Youth Championships, in Lima 🇵🇪!!!

Our younger lifters were outstanding!!! ✨👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

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