Congratulations to all the athletes who broke state records or broke standards at the 2025 Virus Weightlifting Finals and UMWF World Championships!⁣ ⁣ 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗲𝗮 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿⁣ Junior & Senior Women, 86+ kg.⁣ Records: 135 kg CJ, 232 kg total. Chealsea broke her own 119 kg CJ and 221 kg Junior records from 2025 Nationals and the 128 kg CJ record standard.⁣ ⁣ 𝗔𝗺𝘆 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻⁣ Masters Women (35-39), 48 kg.⁣ Records: 43 kg SN. Amy broke her 41 kg SN record from the 2025 NYC

Congratulations to all the athletes who represented our WSO and New York at the United Masters Weightlifting Federation's World Championships held in Daytona Beach, Florida. Many of these athletes also competed at the Virus Weightlifting Finals which was held at the same time. Medals were only given out for the Total at this event. Women:  Zeena Hernandez (W30 53) earned a silver medal with a 125 kg Total (58 kg SN, 67 kg CJ). Chloe Starr (W30 69) earned a silver medal with a

Congratulations to everyone from our WSO who represented New York during the Virus Weightlifting Finals in Daytona Beach, Florida. Results from the UMWF World Championships are posted separately.⁣ ⁣ 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘕𝘠:⁣ ⁣ 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻:⁣ ⁣ Sadie Cirbus (U13W 53) earned two bronze medals: 50 kg CJ, 89 kg Total.⁣ ⁣ Aurora Garland (U13W 48) earned three silver medals: 35 kg SN, 42 kg CJ, and 77 kg Total.⁣ ⁣ Ashton Gibbs (U13M 65) earned three gol

One state record and two record standards were broken at the Intrepid Fall Classic earlier this month!⁣ ⁣ 𝗟𝗶𝗮𝗺 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘆⁣ Junior Men, 79 kg.⁣ Record: 137 kg CJ. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘙𝘰𝘩𝘥𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘫𝘦𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝟷𝟹𝟺 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟻 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘑𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘴.⁣ ⁣ Jeff Pfohl⁣ Men's Masters (60-64), 110 kg.⁣ Records: 84 kg CJ and 144 kg Total. 𝘑𝘦𝘧𝘧 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦

The USA Weightlifting Virus Weightlifting Finals & United Masters Weightlifting Federation World Championships are coming up from December 4, 2025 to December 7, 2025 in Daytona Beach, Florida and… NY IS READY! ⁣ We look forward to cheering on all the amazing athletes from our community as they put their hard work on display at the Ocean Center Convention Center. Wishing them the best of luck!⁣ ⁣ Catch the action live at usaw.live.⁣ ⁣ 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘶𝘴 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘧 𝘸

Three record standards and three current state records were broken at the NYC Grand Prix earlier this month!⁣ ⁣ 𝗔𝗺𝘆 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻⁣ Women’s Masters (35-39), 48 kg.⁣ Records: 41 kg SN, 53 kg CJ, and 94 kg Total. 𝘈𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝟹𝟼 𝘬𝘨 𝘚𝘕, 𝟺𝟹 𝘬𝘨 𝘊𝘑, 𝘢𝘯𝘥  𝟽𝟿 𝘬𝘨 𝘛𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴.⁣ ⁣ 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗲⁣ Women’s Masters (35-39), 77 kg.⁣ Records: 80 kg SN, 101 kg CJ, and 181 kg Total. 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪

A thankful NY WSO Committee. It’s hard to believe that our annual celebration of New York Weightlifting has come and gone. This year’s...

Photo courtesy of Julie Rodriguez, JMJ Photos . Year after year, NYS Championships competitors come ready to THROWDOWN , and this year was no different. We saw epic battles for podium spots and an incredible 312 records broken or set, 54 state records and 258 state meet records, as we welcomed in the new IWF sanctioned weight classes. Shoutout to Huyen Chau (and to anyone else who did the same) , who opened with state records on both lifts. We love seeing athletes really go f

Seven record standards were broken at the Virus Weightlifting Series II at the end of last month!⁣ ⁣ 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗻⁣ Women’s...

Congratulations to everyone from our WSO who represented New York during the Virus Weightlifting Series II in Fort Worth, Texas. You all...

The USA Weightlifting Virus Weightlifting Series II lifts off next week in Fort Worth, Texas, from August 28–31.⁣ We look forward to...

Several masters record standards were broken at the ADK Series I hosted by @aevitasweightlifting on Sunday, July 27th!⁣ ⁣ 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘁...

A huge congratulations to Elias Horn for setting American Records at this year’s National Youth Championships!⁣ ⁣ 𝗦𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵: 125 kg⁣...

30 new state records were set during the 2025 National Championships Week, held from June 21 to June 29 in Colorado Springs, CO!⁣ ⁣...

Photo Credit: Michael Baltic Congratulations to WSO Athlete Representative Michelle Woogen on earning her National Referee credential!⁣ ⁣...

Congratulations to everyone from our WSO who represented New York during this year's National Championships week. We’re so proud of all...

Six new state records were set at the 2025 FLX Summer Open, held on June 22 and hosted by Iron Forged Weightlifting.⁣ ⁣ 𝗝𝗶𝗺...

Best of luck to all NY WSO athletes competing at National Championships Week from June 21st to June 29th in Colorado Springs, CO!⁣ We’re...

On June 1st, the new weight categories for the sport of weightlifting officially went unto effect!⁣ ⁣ We’ve updated the record standards...

Congratulations to our 2025 Youth & Junior Scholarship Recipients! We’re so happy to announce the 2025 NY WSO Youth & Junior scholarship...