In the Olympics Weightlifting Competition the weightlifters have to perform two types of lifts as follows;
The snatch
In the snatch, the weightlifter has to lift the bar to arm’s length above their head in one movement.
The clean and jerk.
In the clean and jerk, the weightlifter has to lift the bar to their shoulders, stand up straight, then jerk the bar to arm’s length above their head. The weightlifters are allowed three attempts at each lift, and their best snatch and best clean-and-jerk figures are added to determine the winners.
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LIST OF OLYMPIC WEIGHTLIFTING EVENTS
Olympic Weightlifting – Men
- + 105kg Men
- 105kg Men
- 56kg Men
- 62kg Men
- 69kg Men
- 77kg Men
- 85kg Men
- 94kg Men
Olympic Weightlifting – Women
- + 75kg Women
- 48kg Women
- 53kg Women
- 58kg Women
- 63kg Women
- 69kg Women
- 75kg Women
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The 2004 Summer Olympic Games officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens Greece from August 13 to August 29 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10625 athletes competed some 600 more than expected accompanied by 5501 team officials from 201 countries. There were 301 medal events in 28 different sports. Athens 2004 marked the first time since the 1996 Summer Olympics that all countries with a National Olympic Committee were in attendance. It was also the first time since 1896 that the Olympics were held in Greece.
Bid
Main article: 2004 Summer Olympics bids
Athens was chosen as the host city during the 106th IOC Session held in Lausanne on September 5 1997. Athens had lost its bid to organize the 1996 Summer Olympics to Atlanta nearly seven years before on September 18 1990 during the 96th IOC Session in Tokyo. Under the direction of Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki Athens pursued another bid this time for the right to host the Summer Olympics in 2004. The success of Athens in securing the 2004 Games was based largely on Athens’ appeal to Olympic history and the emphasis that it placed on the pivotal role that Greece and Athens could play in promoting Olympism and the Olympic Movement.
