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- Surprise birth as athlete trains - A Chilean weightlifter gives birth to a baby boy during a training session, without having known she was pregnant.
- Weightlifter Ogilvie jailed over 'cyber-sex' con - A former weightlifting champion is jailed for three years for tricking young boys into taking part in internet "cyber-sex" sessions.
- India athletes 'fail doping test' - India's weightlifting federation faces an international ban after at least five athletes fail doping tests, reports say.
- World Class Lifting (GB)
- Breeze left 'high and dry' by cut - Weightlifter Michaela Breeze says she has been left "high and dry" by UK Sport after her funding was cut.
- Crying game - Olympic spirit alive and well in tears of Beijing winners and losers
- International Weightlifting Federation
- Weightlifting technique - Find out where you get the power to lift weights.
- Weightlifting rules - Find out what makes a successful, and legal, lift.
- Weightlifting basics - The aim of weightlifting is simple - lift more weight than anyone else in your category.
