Weightlifting
Weightlifting in the Olympic Games consists of two lifts: the snatch and the clean and jerk. Each lift is performed three times, aiming to lift the maximum weight possible, with an athletes' best result in each combined to determine their overall score.
![A weightlifter is performing a clean and jerk lift at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The athlete, wearing a white shirt and red singlet, is in the process of lifting a barbell with large red and yellow weight plates. The barbell has yellow and red plates with "Tokyo 2020" and the Olympic rings logo visible on them. The background is completely black.](/content/dam/latwentyeight/olympic-sports/mobile/OLYWeightliftingMobile.jpg)