Bodyweight categories for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles are defined
Following the encouraging decision taken by the IOC to enlarge the weightlifting programme at the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028 – where 12 events (six men, six women) will be contested – the IWF selected the bodyweight categories for the upcoming Olympic rendezvous:
MEN: 65kg, 75kg, 85kg, 95kg, 110kg, +110kg
WOMEN: 53kg, 61kg, 69kg, 77kg, 86kg, +86kg
These Olympic bodyweight categories are included in the recently-approved adjustments of IWF’s 16 bodyweight categories (eight per gender).
These new categories will be enforced from August 1, 2026 and are to be used in all IWF competitions.
The new approved IWF bodyweight categories are:
SENIOR & JUNIOR
MEN: 60kg, 65kg, 70kg, 75kg, 85kg, 95kg, 110kg, +110kg
WOMEN: 49kg, 53kg, 57kg, 61kg, 69kg, 77kg, 86kg, +86kg
YOUTH
MEN: 55kg, 60kg, 65kg, 70kg, 75kg, 85kg, 95kg, +95kg
WOMEN: 45kg, 49kg, 53kg, 57kg, 61kg, 69kg, 77kg, +77kg
The new categories were proposed by the IWF Technical Committee, and were provisionally approved by the IWF Executive Board in its last meeting in Forde (NOR), with the occasion of the 2025 IWF World Championships. They became official after the ratification by the IWF Athletes Commission.
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