For the third consecutive year, weightlifting comes back to the streets of Lausanne

The third edition of the Swiss Street Weightlifting was successfully organised in Lausanne, Switzerland, from July 5-7, 2024 and gathered many amateur and professional lifters, who could show their performances to the general public in one of the main squares of the Olympic Capital.

Besides many young Swiss competitors and future champions, the event was also attended by a delegation from Austria and France. As usual, the competition was held in a mixed-duet format, with the final ranking being calculated with the total lifted and the body weight of the two athletes on the team.

In the elite event, the first place went to the Austrian duet Dominik Certov/Paola Zikovski, with 255.2 points, followed by Switzerland’s Yannick Tschan/Sheila Meister (the most experienced athletes in the field), with 221.5. The bronze went to the French pair Ben Ferré/Léa Antonio, with 214.9. The best snatch of the event was lifted by Certov (150kg), while Ferré was the strongest in the clean & jerk with a 200kg successful attempt.

Despite some challenges with the meteorological conditions – especially at the end of the afternoon on July 6 – organisers and athletes remained motivated for a great celebration of weightlifting in the streets of Lausanne. The IWF was one of the supporters of this initiative, aiming at bringing our sport closer to its fans.