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Weightlifting Discussion | Qualification to Summer Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028 Road to LA 2028


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IWF made a little adjustment to the new weight categories

https://iwf.sport/2025/05/08/update-on-iwf-bodyweight-categories/

 

we were supposed to have 60kg, 65kg, 71kg, 79kg, 88kg, 98kg, 110kg, +110kg but now 98kg is being replaced by 94kg

 

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This change is intended to prevent significant gaps between the (soon to be selected) five (5) Olympic Men’s Bodyweight Categories.

to me, this indicates there is a very good chance they pick 65, 79, 94, 110 and +110 for the Olympics.

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4 hours ago, MHSN said:

IWF made a little adjustment to the new weight categories

https://iwf.sport/2025/05/08/update-on-iwf-bodyweight-categories/

 

we were supposed to have 60kg, 65kg, 71kg, 79kg, 88kg, 98kg, 110kg, +110kg but now 98kg is being replaced by 94kg

 

to me, this indicates there is a very good chance they pick 65, 79, 94, 110 and +110 for the Olympics.

Still big gaps in the weights with only 5 events.

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5 hours ago, MHSN said:

IWF made a little adjustment to the new weight categories

https://iwf.sport/2025/05/08/update-on-iwf-bodyweight-categories/

 

we were supposed to have 60kg, 65kg, 71kg, 79kg, 88kg, 98kg, 110kg, +110kg but now 98kg is being replaced by 94kg

 

to me, this indicates there is a very good chance they pick 65, 79, 94, 110 and +110 for the Olympics.

I'm sure Karlos would have definitely preferred it to stay at 98 kg. While 94 isn't bad, he expected to gain weight in the coming years. 

 

But yeah, the five you mentioned seem the most logical to be selected.

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2 hours ago, mrv86 said:

Still big gaps in the weights with only 5 events.

It's a bit tough when you have such a large range of weights. Perhaps you can reduce the top end back down to 102kg, but you'd still have 65, 77, 89, 102, +102 as your events and that's with ignoring that Asia will not like the fact that the lowest weight is so high.

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New bodyweight world records:

Men-65 kg

Hampton Morris :USA (21 yrs), new WR in C& J --- 181 kg

Men- 71 kg

Sebastian Olivares :COL (20 yrs), New WR in C&J --- 191 kg

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some new world records:

 

Men- 88 kg

Yeison Lopez :COL  , new WR in Snatch --- 176 kg

 

Women - 69 kg

Olivia Reeves :USA Snatch --- 119 kg

                                   C & J --- 149 kg

                                   Total  --- 268 kg

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BIG news !

IOC EB approved the addition of two more bodyweight categories so we will have 6 for men and 6 for women .

Athletes quota will remain the same

 

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2 minutes ago, sami-eg said:

BIG news !

IOC EB approved the addition of two more bodyweight categories so we will have 6 for men and 6 for women .

Athletes quota will remain the same

so, we are going to have just 10 starters per weight class on average

 

that's a shame! unacceptable :facepalm:

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