2022 World Weightlifting Championships: Dates, schedule, how to watch and more

The 2022 World Weightlifting Championships are set to take place in about a week. It's one of the biggest weightlifting events of the year. All of the world's brightest stars will be in Colombia for this year's event.

Several top-notch weightlifters are involved in this year's championship, including Olympic gold medalists, world-record holders and more. It's poised to be an incredible event. Here's everything you need to know about the upcoming event.

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Full details about the World Weightlifting Championships

Here's the full schedule for the championship. The World Weightlifting Championships take place between December 5 and 15. All times are local UTC -5.

Weightlifting - Olympics: Day 9

Opening day, which is December 5, looks like this:

• 11:30- women 45kg (B)
• 14:00- men 55kg (B)
• 17:00- opening ceremony
• 19:00- women 45kg (A)
• 21:30-women 49kg (C)

December 6:

• 11:30- men 61kg (C)
• 14:00- women 49kg (B)
• 16:30- women 49kg (A)
• 19:00- men 55kg (A)
• 21:30- Women 55kg (D)

On December 7, this is the schedule:

• 9:00- women 55kg (C)
• 11:30-men 61kg (B)
• 14:00- women 55kg (B)
• 16:30- men 61kg (A)
• 19:00- women 55kg (A)
• 21:30- Women 59kg (D)

December 8 will have:

• 9:00- women 59kg (C)
• 11:30-men 67kg (C)
• 14:00- women 67kg (B)
• 16:30- women 59kg (B)
• 19:00- women 59kg (A)
• 21:30- men 73kg (D)

December 9 will see these events take place:

• 9:00- women 64kg (D)
• 11:30-men 73kg (C)
• 14:00- men 73kg (B)
• 16:30- men 67kg (A)
• 19:00- men 73kg (A)
• 21:30- women 64kg (C)

Saturday's schedule holds the following:

• 11:30- men 81kg (D)
• 14:00- men 81kg (C)
• 16:30- women 64kg (B)
• 19:00- women 64kg (A)
• 21:30- men 89kg (C)

December 11's schedule is:

• 9:00- women 71kg (C)
• 11:30-men 81kg (B)
• 14:00- men 89kg (B)
• 16:30- men 81kg (A)
• 19:00- men 89kg (A)
• 21:30- men 96kg (D)

Monday, December 12, will have these events:

• 9:00- men 96kg (C)
• 11:30-women 71kg (B)
• 14:00- men 96kg (B)
• 16:30- men 96kg (A)
• 19:00- women 71kg (A)
• 21:30- men 102kg (C)

On December 13, here's what will take place:

• 9:00- women 76kg (C)
• 11:30-men 102kg (B)
• 14:00- women 76kg (B)
• 16:30- women 76kg (A)
• 19:00- men 102kg (A)
• 21:30- women 81kg (C)

December 14's events are as follows:

• 9:00- women 87kg (C)
• 11:30-women 81kg (B)
• 14:00- women 87kg (B)
• 16:30- women 81kg (A)
• 19:00- men 87kg (A)
• 21:30- men 109kg (C)

This is what Thursday December 15 looks like:

• 9:00- women +87kg (C)
• 11:30-women +87kg (B)
• 14:00- men 109kg (B)
• 16:30- women +87kg (A)
• 19:00- men 109kg (A)

All of these events will be live streamed.

Here are a few of the athletes to keep an eye on that are performing in these events:

• Akbar Djuraev
• Chen Lijun
• Luis Javier Mosquera
• Li Fabin
• Shi Ziyong
• Lasha Talakhadze
• Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo
• Naisi Dajomes
• Katherine Nye

Weightlifting House has the broadcasting rights for the 2022 WWC in Colombia. Potential viewers can access the pay-per-view stream. This is done by purchasing a ticket on their website. Early pricing began at $13.99 but has increased as the competition has grown closer.