China’s Yue Kang claimed the women’s 75 kilogram snatch and overall titles here on the penultimate day of action at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships, but her success was somewhat overshadowed by the heroics of North Korea’s Jong Sim Rim, who defied injury to claim three silver medals.

China’s Yanmei Xiang cruised to a hat-trick of women's 69 kilogram gold medals at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships here today, reclaiming the three titles she won in 2013.

A World Weightlifting Championships 2015 delegation has today taken part in the 66th annual Thanksgiving Day Parade in downtown Houston.

China's Wei Deng claimed a clean sweep of the women's 63 kilogram gold medals and also broke the clean and jerk world record here today at the International Weightlifting Federation World Championships.

Rio 2016 weightlifting and powerlifting manager Pedro Meloni says it’s now time to execute plans for the Olympic and Paralympic sports with next year’s Games less than nine months away.

Kazakhstan’s Nijat Rahimov took advantage of the failure of China’s Xiaojun Lü to lift in the clean and jerk to claim double gold in the men’s 77 kilogram category on a dramatic day at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships here.

USA Weightlifting chief executive Michael Massik says the ultimate aim of the National Governing Body in preparing for the ongoing 2015 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships here was to make them the "most memorable" of all time.

Azerbaijan’s Boyanka Minkova Kostova broke the women’s 58 kilogram snatch and overall world records on her way to securing a hat-trick of gold medals at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships here.

China’s Lijun Chen broke the men’s 62 kilogram clean and jerk and overall world records on his way to claiming two gold medals at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships here.