Olympic weightlifting female competitors. A lifter who fails to complete at least one successful snatch and one successful clean and jerk also fails to "total", and therefore receives an "incomplete" entry for the competition. The clean and press was once a competition lift, but was discontinued due to difficulties in judging proper form. In comparison with other strength sports, which test limit strength (with or without lifting aids), weightlifting tests aspects of human ballistic limits (explosive strength); the lifts are therefore executed faster—and with more mobility and a greater range of motion during their execution—than other strength movements. Properly executed, the snatch
Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics Weightlifting competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 6 to 16 August at the Pavilion 2 of Riocentro. Around 260 athletes (156 men and 104 women) competed in 15 different events according to their respective weight categories. Bulgaria and Russia were banned from participating in the sport due to multiple doping cases. 15 sets of medals were awarded in the following events: There were at most three sessions of competition on each day of the 2016 Olympics Weightlifting program: Similar to 2012 format, a total of 260 athletes