Street Weightlifting

The inaugural IWF Street Weightlifting Championships took place on April 24, 2022, in the Olympic capital of Lausanne.

Weightlifters competed at the Quartier du Flon in the centre of the Swiss city.

A livestream of the event was available on the Olympic Channel, as well as the IWF's Facebook and YouTube pages.

It was also broadcast on Huya, the biggest streaming platform in China.

A large crowd gathered to see 14 athletes compete in seven teams - including hosts Switzerland, Austria, France, Germany and Italy.

The remaining two teams were "Team International" - made up of Britain and Colombia - and "Team Ambassador" - made up of Malta and Qatar.

Street weightlifting takes the sport to urban settings ©IWF
Street weightlifting takes the sport to urban settings ©IWF

As with every weightlifting competition, the snatch lifts came first but a round-robin system was used which saw every team attempt their first lifts in order before having the chance to modify the next weights.

Germany came out on top with 56.8 ROBI points, with Team Ambassador second on 53.1 and Italy third on 51.1.

After the clean and jerk, it was Team Ambassador who leap-frogged their way to the title as Meso Hassona and Yazmin Stevens achieved an overall total of 535 kilograms, enough for 891.9 ROBI points.

The Germans ended second on 810.9 and Italy hung on to third with 807.3.

The format sees mixed teams take part ©IWF
The format sees mixed teams take part ©IWF