How This Athlete Disrupted The Olympics And Shocked The Weightlifting World

[@WeightliftingHouse]

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[@saphna2095]

the way she took that defeat though was class, true athlete:)

[@everythingforyou-0000]

Naaahhhh

[@jazazzaza]

absolute class

[@Okerokeka]

Hidilyn Diaz inspired me to get into lifting. When I saw her lift at the 2020 Olympics I realized I'd be her age at 2024 and thought there was nothing stopping me from being able to do what she does. Sad to see she was defeated, but she'll always be a hero in my book

[@Vinzwak]

Sabak ka sa 2025 Olympics ma'am!! Let's go!!

[@dotskie]

@@Vinzwak every 4 years po ang olympics, 2028 ang next.

[@jetbz5439]

True. And i bet ando is one of the best promising weightlifting athletes that inspired tru the achievement of hidilyn diaz.

[@yashmczikes5065]

so much talent being shunned away from being on display at the Olympics because of that stupid rule of 1 competitor per country per category :(

[@potatoman3972]

its to give other countries a chance. its not fair that half of each weightlifting class be china right? there is only so much space for weightlifting

[@PaulJohnMaligro]

for real. like Rahmat not being in the Olympics is crazy. Rahmat Rizki finals would have been phenomenal

[@yashmczikes5065]

@@potatoman3972 the olympics should be a display of the best talent in the world facing off, even if half a category is from the same country, thats just my opinion.

[@Callmethedrink7]

@@potatoman3972I mean I get that but 1 per category seems too much don’t most sports do 2? Like China is also dominant in ping pong but they can send 2, 1 for any category just seems way too little

[@patrickhopkins5626]

@@potatoman3972 "give other countires a chance"...build a better program and you'll have more lifters taking spots from countries who domainte classes today. Simple.

[@alex31721able]

Love the story videos especially with the set up explaining the goals and consequences as someone not that well informed

[@aeryth77]

Hidilyn is 34, I believe.. it makes sense that she wudnt be as strong as she was then.. 34 is crazy impressive to still be weightlifting

[@geroutathat]

i get stronger every year.

[@kiminielee28]

are you a weightlifter? Your age then? ​@@geroutathat

[@crudojoshuaricofort8795]

Plus she is in a different weight category. She used to be in 55kg in the Tokyo Olympics, and moved up to 59kg

[@darklord6357]

Maybe she wanted to try winning gold in a different weight class. When you win gold in a class, you get the urge to try out another class cause who knows you might also get it.

[@bbcolex]

@@darklord6357 nope they removed the weight class of hidilyn thats why she was forced to move up

[@spootneek-n7u]

super proud of both these athletes as a Filipino who does and watches the sport casually. I'm still however really confused about the reason in change in weight class for Diaz. Could have gone for another 55kg podium before retirement.

[@WeightliftingHouse]

The 55kg category is no longer an Olympic category so she had the tough decision to either cut to -49kg or move up to -59kg.

[@DarkyMoto]

@@WeightliftingHouse Ando owns the 59 category. Sad that the 55kg of Diaz was removed as a category. Best of luck to our representatives!

[@tomkirstein2680]

​@@WeightliftingHouse can You maybe explain why there Are changes in the weightcategories i think i remember seeing the same Problem for an chinese weightlifter

[@defnotnath4nie129]

⁠@@tomkirstein2680the ioc doesn’t think the iwf is doing a good enough job with anti-doping so they are progressively removing weight classes as a sort of punishment. the chinese lifter(s) you are thinking about are li dayin, liu huanhua, and tian tao. li dayin was previously an 81 and tian a 96 when they were the olympic categories. liu was in the (at the time) non-olympic 89 category. when the 81s and 96s and 109s were dropped for the 89s and 102s they all had to move around. li dayin just barely didn’t qualify for tokyo and tian was a known superstar so they were favored to move up/down to 89. liu was still just a rising star so he got moved out of the 89s and up to the 102s (which was a great move in hindsight as he is the overwhelming favorite meanwhile li and tian were both not chosen).

[@namelesswarrior4760]

Sheer will & determination of Ando got her through

[@amylewis882]

Brilliant story telling in this video - thank you!!! What is the plan for the watch party during the Olympics?

[@WeightliftingHouse]

Our set is all built at WH HQ! Max and I will go live for our watch party at WLHOUSE TV for every session. CANNOT WAIT!

[@JackShredzz]

@@WeightliftingHousewill you be streaming on KZbin or is there another website I have to go to watch the live

[@andream9977]

@@JackShredzzI imagine it’ll be through their platform. They have an app

[@JackShredzz]

@@andream9977 oh so I have to pay☹️

[@andream9977]

@@JackShredzz I’m not sure how they’ll do it, but for me in the US, it’s $10 for a whole month, totally worth it!

[@verlandohenderson5364]

Gifted and blessed athletes.

[@zbigniewczaykowski514]

Reminds me of the mid 1990's when the USA had the top 12 400 m runners in the world, they could only send 3 to the Olympics and won the gold , silver and bronze .The guy who came in 4th can say he came 4th in an Olympic final , but in reality he knew he wasn't even in the top 10 globally.

[@AfferbeckBeats]

You gotta be in it to win it, and you can't make up hypotheticals like that. Especially for weightlifting, where even if the world record holder is there, they can still miss three snatches and leave it open to anyone. For weightlifting, many weight categories could have all medals won by China, especially women. But the sport doesn't work like that, and if it did, it would collapse due to lack of participation because why would anyone else bother trying to develop a team when they could focus on a less dominated sport?

[@zbigniewczaykowski514]

@@AfferbeckBeats That’s not hypothetical, it actually happened, might not have been top 12 though , maybe top 8 or 9 . You’re correct however, it wouldn’t work in weightlifting which is still unfortunately considered by most to be a minority fringe sport with not many world class participants. The Americans are more interested in powerlifting which isn’t in the Olympics.

[@burfdog]

Great story telling!!

[@brent7306]

Great suspense in the editing! Loved it.

[@globalsmile]

This is great storytelling. ❤

[@sokjeong-ho7033]

Good lord that coach is a unit

[@richardlawton1023]

Great to see again...

[@kipwonder2233]

This was cinematic! Great presentation 👏👏👏

[@AngelicaRollan]

go elreen kayang kaya mo ipanalo ang laban this August 8 fight pinoy ata tayo palaban God bless u pusong pinoy 💪 ❤❤

[@cheeks7050]

Once again, the olympic qualifying system has ruined our great sport.

[@charlestruby5094]

That was AMAZING!!!!

[@gjune36]

Every country should be allowed to send 3 athelete per weight class. Stop this bs

[@ajorbista]

That’s basically saying let’s give China a 1-2-3 podium

[@nathanly2878]

@@ajorbista are you wanting to see the best weightlifting battles and shows the athletes can put on, or are you wanting to see subpar competition that isn't even close and not nearly as exciting? Even 2 athletes per country would allow for great inter-team battles like this video showed

[@ikarimisu0184]

so what you're saying is... let's give china 3 medal sweep 😆

[@nathanly2878]

@@ikarimisu0184 that isn't what I'm saying, but that is definitely the only thing you seem to care about - medal count for China. Does it really matter and who even really cares? I say let the best athletes compete and push each other. If it's Chinese dominant in the lower weight classes, then so be it.

[@ChrisJones-sw9il]

Just send men to compete in wemon sports instead!

[@LiwaySaGu]

This was not Hidilyn's weight class... her weight category was taken out

[@salj.5459]

He mentioned that

[@Nottherebutthere]

No, never heard of her or saw her before. Good for her!

[@vhingotzkie1]

Hahaha! Butthurt😂😂😂

[@lavendergooms7958]

The IOC sucks.

[@AfferbeckBeats]

They do, but the IWF sucks more, and athletes being punished for their decades of corruption is the IWF's fault.

[@rcm8881]

They even allow men to compete in women's boxing

[@chachingsaams729]

Why??? other sport categories have more than one representatives from the same country which is ridiculous. That means they have more probability of winning. If the rule on weightlifting is there should only be one, then all categories should be the same. How in the world is it fair that for gymnastics as an example there are 2 or more participants from China and other countries?? How is that fair for other countries who only has one participant?? how is that a fair ruling???

[@sebulbathx]

Amazing lifts!

[@DRAVIASTUDIO]

What I like with this sport is that there no hidding place. No hit on the other body. Just you and the iron cylinders. unlike F1(wich I appreciate but still lack the one vs one ).

[@fukyuyuetoob7663]

They both should go. As backup, encase of injury.

[@milad20001]

ABSOLUTELY PERFECT 💯🦾💥

[@milad20001]

she is very very talented 👏 👌 ❤

[@fukyuyuetoob7663]

Have them change weight categories, so more chances of gold.

[@ItachiUchiha-ow7sn]

Women's 59kg is so stacked 😭

[@RomeoX911]

1 athlete per category... no... one "sponsored" athlete per category... meaning, there is the olympic standard for a weight to reach. However, if you can clear that weight but are not number 1, you have to pay your way to the olympics but you can still compete.

[@milad20001]

weightlifting is most perfect strength and power sport 💪 the father of iron games ❤

[@morpheusspirit6609]

Why only 1 athlete per category is so ridiculous!!

[@Dominaite]

It's your time. Hidilyn got hers.

[@victoriar9728]

WOW!!!

[@devilsadvocate1597]

Wheres the Vladisavi pack?

[@pensivenincompoop2016]

If I were the coach, I wouldn't put Elreen for the mere fact that she is inconsistent and less stable throughout.

[@SP-ny1fk]

Are there weight categories in women's weightlifting?

[@wilhelmw3455]

Yes.

[@AfferbeckBeats]

There are ten weight categories each for men and women in weightlifting, but due to corruption by the governing body the IWF, the IOC has limited weightlifting participation for the Olympics, so only five weight categories each will be contested. This has really messed up the sport the past two Olympic cycles, with athletes desperately trying to gain or lose weight to be in an Olympic category, and perform well enough to qualify. Leaving the non Olympic categories a ghost town.

[@KmtS9]

And with very limited support from our ass of a government!

[@irondasgr]

Most athletes out of the very strong countries face the same reality. It's not a Philippines issue, I guarantee.

[@Juiced2528]

I almost want to buy your whole range belts straps ect because WH is my initials

[@clovenkiller]

Vanessa Sarno Next!

[@CrossCultural-c7f]

What a story!

[@rommeldollente1512]

Great video.

[@josequins9099]

TAIWAN, not Chinese Taipei.

[@dimitru6024]

One's been there four times, the other only once. Simple math. I sort of feel happy for the other one:)

[@gordonwaite2]

“That’s a man baby!” (Said in the voice of Austin Powers)

[@angelimarie9148]

Philippines-- double P spelling please, not double L.

[@joe-31]

ok

[@irondasgr]

Well, too much fuss over nothing. In the actual Olympics she even had to surpass herself as shown here (achieving 130 Kg at the jeter move) only to end up 6th with 100Kg at arrache and 130 at jete. WIth the skill range presented here none of them could have attained something more than a nice participation in the greatest event of all.

[@kathybaxter8898]

That isn’t 225 kilos , it’s lbs 🤦🏼‍♂️ Still an incredible lift but not close to 495 which would be absurd

[@vathisss]

the chinese in olympics is on roids

[@jerickomongos888]

Siya nalang din ata na tira sa batch nya ehh.. Sila colonia at garcia retired na.. Kaya time namn nila ando..

[@BTx789]

matanda na si lola. Tapos meron na siyang P50M so tama na

[@rakshalsingh99]

Chi chi

[@ericputian975]

Nag asawa na kasi si diaz kaya humina na. Nagmadali kasi.

[@ChadLetourneaurhavoc]

UMMM A MAN is not she

[@rakshalsingh99]

Babi shah mp ips

[@daleyfraser6993]

why did she go for 128 if she already made the olympics?

[@chiefcretin5303]

To make the rest time shorter it seemed

[@scorpiodude2751]

To break the national record.

[@irondasgr]

All athletes need as more experience time as they can get of big and official events

[@cnd13acon]

do a dna test on ando

[@nielsnable]

???

[@ITeachRick]

2:20 I’m seeing an Adams apple?!?!?!?!

[@user-ms1wm8fq9w]

These are real women, with uterus not ur woke women in the west.😂😂

[@bytezero3818]

Women have them too, just way less pronounced

[@isaacs8783]

​@bytezero3818 it's his first time seeing a woman go easy

[@ningúhosaptot]

That manly face and jaw is quite suspicious.

[@everythingforyou-0000]

Walang makakapasok ngayon si diaz lang may kakayahan sayang ngayon olympics walang mga nakuha sayang hihina kasi talaga.

[@xkerberosx1]

leaving dislike for clickbait. The story itself is great, but she didn't disrupt anything or, if she did, you did not present it well enough

[@stevefromchicago8277]

I’ll sum it up - the IOC rules are that each country can only send 3 male and 3 women, and they can’t send 2 from the same weight class (there are 5 weight classes). Therefore of these 2 from the same country only 1 could make it. Ando beat out Diaz who is one of the most decorated lifters in this weight class

[@salj.5459]

It was very clear that she made an upset. He presented it well

[@Jackmerius_Tacktheritrix5733]

Looks like the best man won

[@o-neil]

Hilarious 😐

[@tonimilic2322]

you are seriously telling me you have never seen a woman with short hair before? You should probably leave your basement more often

[@yourroyalhighness7662]

Jealous much, wimpy?

[@Jackmerius_Tacktheritrix5733]

@@tonimilic2322 No basements where I live due to high water tables. Original comment though.

[@qltcn]

@@tonimilic2322 a woman with that amount of tren in her system? he probably hasn't seen one

[@totopolo2379]

only soy seb can make a drama out of a normal day at competition

[@therukshuka3616]

What other athletes from the same country were competing against eachother to get into the olympics then?

[@madworld109]

What we see is only a small part of what actually goes on in a weightlifting competition. There is absolutely a lot of drama that goes on in a competition

[@AfferbeckBeats]

This is absolutely not a normal day or normal quad, never before have athletes had to battle their own team mates so hard for an Olympic spot because previously two could compete in the same category at the Olympics, and the teams were twice the size. We've never been in a situation where Olympic champions and world record holders are not getting sent to the Olympics because they're not enough of a world record holder compared to another on the team.

[@howtosnatch]

Every time I watch a W|H video it is legit just better than any Netflix.

[@BigRed-MWA]

Just go represent another country..🤬🤬🤬🤬

[@milad20001]

ABSOLUTELY PERFECT 💯🦾💥