SOME of the strongest people on the planet are currently battling it out in Bahrain at the 2024 World Weightlifting Championships – and its has been nothing short of thrilling!
Reigning Olympic champions Karlos Nasar, Olivia Reeves and Rizki Juniansyah are among the leading stars that will feature at this iconic competition.
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Reeves in particular is looking to complete a fantastic season with a world title having picked up an Olympic gold earlier this year.
But she’ll have a lot of competition in Bahrain as SIX reigning world record holders from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea including Won Hyon Sim will be competing.
As for the men, Vietnamese icon Lia Gia Thanh goes into this tournament as a top seed having won in the 2023 55kg weight class.
Italy’s Oscar Reyes, last year’s 81kg winner and Mir Mostafa Javadi who reigned supreme in the 89kg category will also be taking centre stage.
But two of the most popular individuals in the sport, Lasha Talakhadze and Li Faban unfortunately miss out.
When is the World Weightlifting Championships 2024?
The World Weightlifting Championships 2024 got underway on Friday, December 6 and will conclude on Sunday, December 15.
Times differ depending on the event but 5:30pm and 8pm are the two main time slots.
Manama, the capital of Bahrain is where the iconic tournament is being hosted.
More than 500 weightlifters including several world and Olympic champions will take part.
What TV channel is the World Weightlifting Championships 2024 on and can it be live streamed?
All of the Group A finals action from the World Weightlifting Championships will be shown LIVE on the Olympic Channel via Olympics.com
Fans can also stream the action on the official Olympics app for mobile devices.
Is there World Weightlifting Championships 2024 prize money?
There has been no confirmed prize money for the World Weightlifting Championships 2024
But medals will be awarded in the following weight classes:
Women: 45kg, 49kg, 55kg, 59kg, 64kg, 71kg, 76kg, 81kg, 87kg, +87kg
Men: 55kg, 61kg, 67kg, 73kg, 81kg, 89kg, 96kg, 102kg, 109kg, +109kg
World Weightlifting Championships 2024 schedule and results
Friday, 6 December (Main events)
17:30: Men 55kg
20:00: Women 45kg
Saturday, 7 December
17:30: Women 49kg
20:00: Men 61kg
Sunday, 8 December
17:30: Men 67kg
20:00: Women 55kg
Monday, 9 December
17:30 Women 59kg
20:00 Men 73kg
Tuesday, 10 December
17:30: Men 81kg
20:00: Women 64kg
Wednesday, 11 December
17:30 Women 71kg
20:00 Men 89kg
Thursday, 12 December
17:30 Men 96kg
20:00 Women 76kg
Friday, 13 December
17:30 Women 81kg
20:00 Men 102kg
Saturday, 14 December
17:30 Men 109kg
Women 87kg
Sunday, 15 December
15:00 Women +87kg
17:70 Men +109kg
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