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In Ancient China and Greece, men lifted stones to prove their strength and manhood. [5] There is a tradition in Scotland of weight lifting competitions in Scottish Highland Gatherings, which have been annual events since the 1820s; [6] and these contests are forerunners of modern strength athletics.
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[14] [15] China's Chen Yanqing became an early star of women's weightlifting at the Olympics—as she won Olympic gold two games in a row, in 2004 and 2008. [16] [17] In 2011, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) ruled that athletes could wear a full body "unitard" under the customary weightlifting uniform. [18]
Ningbo, China -73 kg Snatch 170 kg Shi Zhiyong: 22 September 2021 National Games: Weinan, China [4] Clean & Jerk 199 kg Shi Zhiyong: 23 October 2020 National Championships Quzhou, China Total 365 kg Shi Zhiyong: 22 September 2021 National Games: Weinan, China [4]-81 kg Snatch 175 kg Li Dayin: 21 April 2021 Asian Championships: Tashkent ...
China joined the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB) in 1990. [10] By-and-by, it has become an active player in the global bodybuilding scene. For instance, the 59th IFBB World Amateur Bodybuilding Championships for men, and the accompanying international bodybuilding summit and expo, was hosted in Shanghai in November 2005.
Pages in category "Sports originating in China" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Beikou; C.
Li Wenwen won the women’s +81 kilogram division on Sunday to give China five gold medals in weightlifting at the Paris Olympics. Li was the runaway winner by lifting a total of 309 kilograms ...
Chen Lijun (Chinese 谌利军; born 8 February 1993) is a Chinese weightlifter, [1] Olympic Champion, five time World Champion and two time Asian Champion competing in the 62 kg division until 2018 and 67 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.