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∙ 15y agoOne and two-arm lifting contests were in the Athletics program at the first modern Olympic Games at Athens in 1896. Weightlifting was later introduced as an individual sport in 1924.
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∙ 13y agoIn the Modern Olympics, weightlifting debuted at the first Games in Athens in 1896. There was competition in one handed lift and two handed lift.
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∙ 10y agoweight lifting has been around since the nineteenth centuary
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∙ 12y agoWomen's weight lifting appeared in the Olympics for the first time in Sydney, Australia in the year 2000. Today there are 7 different weight classes for female Olympian weightlifters. -James-
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