Olympics 2008 - Weightlifting
A promise fulfilled
Germany's Matthias Steiner kissed a picture of his late wife Susann on the gold medal podium, choking back tears over the promise he made to her that he would keep their Olympic dream. Slideshow | Full Article
Event Dates
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| August | W | T | F | S | S | M | T | W | T | F | S | S | M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | Weightlifting |
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The Sport
Despite being included in the first Olympic games in 1896, weightlifting only became an official olympic sport in 1920. It had five lift categories then, reduced into three in 1928, and down to two by 1972. The women's weightlifting was added in 2000.
Technique
