Strength Sports
Weightlifting, wrestling and strength training
6 sports
Sports in this category
Artistic Gymnastics
Acrobatic moves on the floor, vault, bars, rings and beam; it develops flexibility, strength and coordination together.
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Aesthetic gymnastics performed to music with rope, hoop, ball, ribbon and clubs; the pinnacle of flexibility and coordination.
Trampolining
High bounces and acrobatic combinations on a trampoline; it develops body awareness and coordination.
Weightlifting
Lifting a barbell overhead using the clean and the jerk; the Olympic discipline of explosive power and technical skill.
Freestyle Wrestling
The most widely practiced Olympic wrestling style; leg attacks are allowed, and it calls for whole-body technique.
Greco-Roman Wrestling
The Olympic wrestling style that allows holds only above the waist; it puts upper-body strength and technique front and center.