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weightlifting

[weyt-lif-ting] / ˈweɪtˌlɪf tɪŋ /


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Peregudova was a candidate for the national Ukrainian weightlifting team and was preparing to take part in a European Championship.

From BBC

“Surely, Coach, you can find a better punishment? An hour of weightlifting or 10 loops running around the stadium … Come on.”

From MarketWatch

Fields competed in a weightlifting competition last weekend.

From Los Angeles Times

Youth women’s soccer, alongside weightlifting and table tennis, is something of an athletic arbitrage for cash-strapped North Korea.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Enhanced Games are planned to be an annual competition, initially comprising short-distance swimming, sprinting and weightlifting, with the inaugural event set to be held in Las Vegas on 24 May 2026.

From BBC