Li Wenwen won the women's +81 kilogram division to give China five gold medals in weightlifting at the Paris Olympics, while the U.S. came away with two weightlifting medals during the Games.

However, the sport of weightlifting recognizes just two lifts for competition: the snatch and the clean and jerk. At the Olympics, lifters are tested in both disciplines in a combined competition. The ...

Taiwan’s Hsu Shu-Ching wins weightlifting gold in women’s 53kg ... of South Korea wins bronze with a lift of 199 kgs. The 2016 Olympic Games run from Aug. 5 through Aug. 21 in Rio de Janeiro.