[🔴 Live] 2025 IWF Weightlifting World Championship: Full Results, Event Review And Final Stats Recap

The 2025 IWF Weightlifting World Championships delivered an unforgettable spectacle of strength, determination, and record-breaking performances. Fans around the globe witnessed rising stars and established champions pushing the limits in preparation for this year’s biggest showdown in the sport.

From explosive snatches to heroic clean & jerks, the IWF Worlds 2025 proved once again why weightlifting continues to captivate audiences worldwide. Here’s a comprehensive review of all categories, stats, and key performances leading up to the championship.

General Review

The Weightlifting World Championships 2025 in Førde, Norway will gather more than 600 athletes from over 100 countries, making it the year’s biggest stage for Olympic lifting.

As athletes continue their preparation for the 2025 IWF Worlds, the pre-championship season has been full of intense training, breakthrough lifts, and social media highlights.

The competition is shaping up to be one of the most competitive in recent memory, with rising stars challenging established champions in every weight category. Coaches are emphasizing technical precision, while nutrition and recovery have become crucial factors in peak performance.

New IWF Weight Categories

From June 1, 2025, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) introduced a new bodyweight structure with 8 categories per gender instead of 10.

Men: 60 kg, 65 kg, 71 kg, 79 kg, 88 kg, 94 kg, 110 kg, +110 kg
Women: 48 kg, 53 kg, 58 kg, 63 kg, 69 kg, 77 kg, 86 kg, +86 kg

For youth lifters, categories were also realigned to match this simplified format.

The change was made to create tighter competition, align with the Olympic program for Los Angeles 2028, and refresh the sport with new benchmarks. To support this, the IWF established new World Standards (97% of past record values) as the starting point for records in each class.

This reset marks the beginning of a new era in weightlifting history, with lifters and nations chasing fresh world records at the 2025 World Championships in Norway.

[🔴Live Updating] Final Stats

Men’s Results

60 kg

Wang Hao announced himself in style, lifted 138 kg at snatch and coolly164 kg in the clean & jerk to secure gold for China. Thailand’s Theerapong Silachai lit up the C&J with a 170 lifetime best to claim silver. Pang Un Chol won bronze.

🥇 WANG Hao (CHN) – 302 kg (138/164)
🥈 SILACHAI Theerapong (THA) – 299 kg (129/170)
🥉 PANG Un Chol – 295 kg (127/168)

Read Full Review of Men’s 60 kg category in this article.

WANG Hao at 2025 IWF Weightlifting World Championship

65 kg

Muhammed Furkan Özbek bossed the 65s with a crisp 145 snatch and 179 clean & jerk to seal gold for Turkey. Pak Myong Jin surged late with a 180 clean & jerk to grab silver. American record-holder Hampton Morris thrilled the crowd with 178 and two close 183 WR failed attemts to lock down bronze.

🥇 OZBEK Muhammed Furkan (TUR) – 324 kg (145/179)
🥈 PAK Myong Jin (PRK) – 315 kg (135/180)
🥉 MORRIS Hampton Miller (USA) – 311 kg (133/178)

Read Full Review of Men’s 65 kg category in this article.

71 kg

WICHUMA Weeraphon lit up the 71s with 152 in Snatch and 194 in C&J to win the gold by one kilo. Japan’s MIYAMOTO Masanori pushed him to the wire, and China’s HE Yueji, after breaking the snatch WR twice, held on for bronze in a historic, record-packed finale.

🥇 WICHUMA Weeraphon (THA) – 346 kg (152/194)
🥈 MIYAMOTO Masanori (JPN) – 345 kg (152/193)
🥉 HE Yueji (CHN) – 344 kg (160/184).

Read Full Review of Men’s 71 kg category in this article.

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Women’s results

48 kg

Mirabai Chanu thrilled the crowd with flawless clean & jerks to take silver for India. Sukcharoen Thanyathon of Thailand impressed early with strong snatches, holding on for bronze. China’s Li Shumiao and Zhu Qiulian made solid debuts but just missed the podium.

🥇 RI Song Gum – 213 kg (91/122, 4× World Records)
🥈 MIRABAI Chanu Saikhom (IND) – 199 kg (84/115)
🥉 SUKCHAROEN Thanyathon (THA) – 198 kg (88/111)

Read Full Review of Women’s 48 kg category in this article.

MIRABAI Chanu Saikhom at 2025 IWF Weightlifting World Championship

53 kg

KANG Hyun Kyung won gold. Romania’s Mihaela Cambei lit up the snatch with a clutch 94 for silver overall. Thailand’s Surodchana Khambao stayed ice-cold and consistent for bronze, while Chinese Taipei’s Chen Guan-Ling redeemed a snatch bomb-out with C&J bronze.

🥇 KANG Hyun Kyung – 214 kg (93/121)
🥈 CAMBEI Mihaela (ROU) – 208 kg (94/114)
🥉 KHAMBAO Surodchana (THA) – 200 kg (90/110)

Read Full Review of Women’s 53 kg category in this article.

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58 kg

Kim Il Gyong took gold. Nigeria’s Rafiatu Lawal attacked the clean & jerk with 128 to secure silver. Taiwan’s Kuo Hsing-Chun showed trademark precision for bronze, while China’s juniors Long Tanzhen and Tang Yuxuan impressed just off the podium.

🥇 KIM Il Gyong – 236 kg (104/132)
🥈 LAWAL Rafiatu (NGR) – 229 kg (101/128)
🥉 KUO Hsing-Chun (TPE) – 224 kg (96/128)

Read Full Review of Women’s 58 kg category in this article.

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63 kg

RI Suk won gold medal. Canada’s Maude Charron broke through 130 twice in C&J to take silver, while Colombia’s Yenny Sinisterra edged Elreen Ando for bronze.

🥇 RI Suk – 253 kg (111/142)
🥈 CHARRON Maude (CAN) – 236 kg (103/133)
🥉 SINISTERRA Yenny (COL) – 231 kg (103/128).

Read Full Review of Women’s 63 kg category in this article.

Maude Charron at 2025 IWF Weightlifting World Championship

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All-Time Medal Table By Country

Country	🥇Gold	🥈Silver	🥉Bronze	Total
China	5		4	9
Thailand	4	5	2	11
Turkey	2	1	2	5
Romania	1	2		3
Nigeria		3		3
India		2	1	3
Canada		2	1	3
Japan		2	1	3
Columbia		1	1	2
Bulgaria		1		1
Armenia		1		1
Taiwan			4	4
USA			3	3
Philippines			1	1

What Is The IWF Weightlifting World Championships?

The IWF Weightlifting World Championships are the premier global event for Olympic weightlifting. Organized by the International Weightlifting Federation, the championships crown the best lifters in the world across multiple men’s and women’s weight classes.

When Does The IWF Worlds 2025 Take Place?

The 2025 edition of the IWF Worlds is scheduled to occur from October 2 to October 11, 2025 in Førde, Norway. Across ten days of competition, lifters in all bodyweight categories take to the platform, with medals awarded in the snatch, the clean & jerk, and the total. Fans can expect live coverage, athlete interviews, and real-time results as the event unfolds.

Who Participates In The Championship?

The IWF Worlds 2025 brings together the world’s elite lifters: Olympic champions, continental medalists, and rising stars. Powerhouse teams like China, Colombia, and the United States dominate the start lists, while emerging nations such as Bahrain, Brazil, and Thailand continue to break through with strong young talent.