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The Youth Olympic Games are a multi-sport event and the games are held every four years just like the Olympic Games. Eleven weightlifting events (6 for boys and 5 for girls) were contested at the 2010 and 2014 games; for the 2018 games in Buenos Aires that number raised by 12 (6 for boys and girls). [1]
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter a maximum of 4 competitors, 2 per each gender. As hosts, China was given the maximum quota, but only selected 1 athlete per gender and a further 11 boys and 9 girls was to be decided by the Tripartite Commission, but only 9 boys and 6 girls were selected, the remaining places were reallocated.
Youth Olympic Games: Singapore 17 years, 184 days Clean & Jerk 135 kg Deng Wei China 19 September 2010 World Championships: Antalya, Turkey 17 years, 217 days Total 242 kg Deng Wei China 17 August 2010 Youth Olympic Games: Singapore 17 years, 184 days 63 kg Snatch 107 kg Viktoria Savenko Russia 21 May 2005 World Junior Championships
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at the I Summer Youth Olympic Games. Venue: Toa Payoh Sports Hall: Dates: 15 – 19 August 2010: No. of events: 11 (6 boys, 5 girls)
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When in 1896 the modern international Olympic Games began, weight lifting was an event at the first Games; and since 1920 weightlifting has been a regular part of the Olympics. [ 5 ] [ 7 ] By 1932 the Olympic competition comprised three lifts, all of which are different ways of lifting a weighted barbell from ground to overhead: namely the ...