The 2024 IWF World Championships begin tomorrow, December 6, and run through Sunday, December 15, in Manama, Bahrain. Some of the top Olympic weightlifters in the world will be in attendance including 2024 Olympic champions Olivia Reeves (USA), Karlos Nasar (Bulgaria) and Rizki Juniansyah (Indonesia).
While most of the athletes will be dedicated Olympic weightlifters, there are two CrossFit Games veterans in the field. 2023 CrossFit Games champion Laura Horvath and 7-time CrossFit Games athlete Thuri Helgadottir will be competing. Details on that below.
Manama, Bahrain is the capital and largest city of Bahrain. Bahrain itself is a small island country in the Persian Gulf. Located in West Asia, it is located between Qatar and the northeastern coast of Saudia Arabia. It is also near Dubai.
Laura Horvath
Laura Horvath will compete in the 76kg weight category. It is the same weight class that she won at the Hungary National Championship last month.
The competition at the IWF World Championships will be much tougher. Horvath will compete in the B session. Her listed entry is 212kg, well below the top listed entry weight of 265kg by Kuk Hyang Song of North Korea.
Horvath will take to the platform on Thursday, December 12, at 3:00pm local time (6:00am EST).
Mattie Rogers, an American Olympic weightlifter, will compete in the A session of the 76kg weight category. Rogers will compete on December 12 at 8:00pm local time (11:00am EST).
Here are all six of Horvath’s lifts from the 2024 European Weightlifting Championships back in February 2024.
Thuri Helgadottir
Thuri Helgadottir will also be competing at the 2024 IWF World Championships. Representing Iceland, Helgadottir will compete in the 59kg weight category.
She is in the B session with a listed entry of 190kg. The top entry in the weight class is 236kg by Yenny Fernanda Alvarez Caicedo (Colombia).
Helgadottir will compete on December 9 at 2:30pm local time (5:30am EST).
How to Watch
The best way to watch the IWF World Championships is via Weightlifting House TV. While it does require a subscription, it will stream every session throughout the competition.
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