Weightlifting IWF World Championships 2025

[erw 85]

M 60kg

 Wang Hao 138(1)-164-302(1)

 Theerapong Silachai 129-170(1)-299(2)  (2024 Olympic silver medalist)

 Pang Un Chol 295

No new world record. (Standard 141-172-307)

 

 

M 65kg

 Muhammed Ozbek 145(1)-179-324(1,WR) (2021 Junior championship Winner)

 Pak Myong-Jin 135-180(1)-315(2)

 Hampton Morris 311(3)

 

 

W 53kg

 Kang Hyon-Gyong

 Mihaela Cambei

 Surodchana Khambao

 

W 58kg

 

[clemsonbeav 206]

Hampton Morris tried to break his WR in the C&J, but he failed...but still ended with a bronze in C&J and overall.  Go !   (He was bronze in Paris, too.)

[copravolley 498]

15 minutes ago, clemsonbeav said:

Hampton Morris tried to break his WR in the C&J, but he failed...but still ended with a bronze in C&J and overall.  Go !   (He was bronze in Paris, too.)

Miranda Urley won the bronze in women`s 58 kg (snacht).

[rafalgorka 1,808]

Any rumours which weight categories may be there in LA 28 Olympics???

[El Analyzer 308]

12 minutes ago, rafalgorka said:

Any rumours which weight categories may be there in LA 28 Olympics???

Let them agree first what would be the IWF weight categories ..as it may change again ... endless loop. 

[erw 85]

Based on current categories...

 

M65 - M71 (+6) - M79 (+8) - M94 (+15) - M110 (+16) - M+110

(erase 60.88)

 

W53 - W58 (+5) - W63(+5) - W69 (+6) - W86 (17) - W+86

(erase 48, 77)

 

Would be reasonable.

 

M

Tokyo	61	67	73	81	96	109
Paris	61		73		89	102
LA	65		71	79	94	110

 

W

Tokyo	49	55	59	64	76	87
Paris	49		59		71	81
LA		53	58	63	69	86

 

In men, 88kg was irregular, as 88 and 94 were only 6kg different.  Comparing with 2024 olympic, adding 79kg and moving nearby groups (73 to 71,  89 to 94) are expected.

 

In women above 65kg~ . The record do not changes much. In 2024 Wch, Ri suk (64kg) recorded 264, Reeves (71kg) 267 .. but in 81kg, Liao guifang was 278 and 87 in 272... only 13 different in 64~87 all around.

In olympic 

81 1~4th ; 275/268/267/262

71 1~4th ; 262/257/256/246

.. So, no need for dividing 7x and 8x kg that much. 

 

Also, I think the lowest groups would be also thrown away... because USA would not show much interest in battle between china and PRK...

 

 

 

[rafalgorka 1,808]

2 hours ago, erw said:

Based on current categories...

 

M65 - M71 (+6) - M79 (+8) - M94 (+15) - M110 (+16) - M+110

(erase 60.88)

 

W53 - W58 (+5) - W63(+5) - W69 (+6) - W86 (17) - W+86

(erase 48, 77)

 

 

 

 

 

But there are only 5 categories in each gender in LA 2028...

Edited October 5 by rafalgorka

[erw 85]

3 minutes ago, rafalgorka said:

But there are only 5 categories in each gender in LA 2028...

Nope. Last month, IOC approved 2 additional categories

 https://iwf.sport/2025/09/19/ioc-approves-two-additional-bodyweight-categories-for-la2028/

 

10 categories x 12 players --> 12 categories x 10 players

Edited October 5 by erw

[rafalgorka 1,808]

2 minutes ago, erw said:

Nope. Last month, IOC approved 2 additional categories

 https://iwf.sport/2025/09/19/ioc-approves-two-additional-bodyweight-categories-for-la2028/

 

10 categories x 12 players --> 12 categories x 10 players

Thank you for the info! I didn't know that.

[JoshMartini007 2,762]

 Maude Charron takes silver in the women's -63kg, behind  Ri Suk