Weightlifting is a very old sport. The ancient Greeks used to move stones to exercise and test people's physical strength, while the Romans used to tie stones at both ends of sticks to exercise and train soldiers. China's national weightlifting activities were recorded as early as the Chu and Han Dynasties more than two thousand years ago (holding broadswords, stone shoulders, stone locks, etc. ).

From the Jin Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, weightlifting was listed as a martial arts examination. Paintings in ancient Egypt in 4000 BC described Pharaoh lifting sandbags or other heavy objects to exercise, which was the earliest record of using weightlifting to exercise. Athletes use this method to strengthen their physical strength and increase their muscles.

Rules and techniques of weightlifters;

Weightlifting is a sport that uses barbells, dumbbells, kettlebells and other equipment to exercise and compete. Weightlifters have to complete two weightlifting movements: snatch and clean and jerk. In the snatch competition, athletes are required to straighten their arms and lift the barbell over their heads in a continuous motion. In the clean and jerk competition, players need to put the barbell on their shoulders and stand upright, and then lift the barbell over their heads. The athlete's performance is not valid until the referee decides to stand firm.

The bell consists of horizontal bar, sleeve, clip and barbell piece. This barbell is 2.20 meters long, 2.8 centimeters in diameter and weighs 20 kilograms. The competition was held in the order of snatch and clean and jerk. In each competition, the athletes have 6 attempts, 3 snatch and 3 clean and jerk. The weight of the trial lift is chosen by the athletes themselves, and the added weight must be a multiple of 2.5 kg.

The Olympic Games only calculate the total score of snatch and clean and jerk. If the total score is the same, those who weigh less before the game rank first. If it's the same again, the light weight will rank first after the game.