Olivia Reeves hoisted the United States to its first Olympic weightlifting gold medal in 24 years on Thursday, winning the women's 71kg (157 pounds) competition. Reeves set an Olympic record on Friday ...

PARIS, Aug 9 (Reuters) - American Olivia Reeves put in a dominant performance to win the new 71kg weightlifting title at the Paris Games on Friday with a total lift of 262kg, handing the United States ...

PARIS, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Chinese young gun Luo Shifang won the 59kg Olympic weightlifting title at the Paris Games on Thursday with a total of 241kg, setting Olympic records in the snatch and clean ...

Team USA's Olivia Reeves was just 3 years old when Tara Nott-Cunningham won the country's first and only gold. Now, 21-year-old Reeves is aiming to break a world record at the Paris Olympics and if ...

Mary Theisen-Lappen earned bronze in the World Weightlifting Championships 86+kg division, capping the U.S.' best total medal ...