Chinese bodybuilder Wang Kun has died suddenly at the age of 30, leaving fans and athletes in shock across China and beyond.

Ronald Montenegro, a regular at a gym in Brazil, tragically died when a barbell slipped from his hands and fell onto his chest as he bench-pressed ...

A two-time European weightlifting champ who competed in the 2016 Olympics for Ukraine was killed in action during his country’s war with Russia, the Ukrainian Olympic Committee announced Monday.

Paris — Ukrainian double European champion weightlifter Oleksandr Pielieshenko was killed in the war against Russia, the Ukrainian weightlifting federation announced Monday. Pielieshenko, 30, won ...

Weightlifter Oleksandr Pielieshenko, who competed for Ukraine at the 2016 Rio Olympics, has died while fighting in his country’s war with Russia, according to statements from the Ukraine Olympic ...

Ukrainian Olympian and two-time European champion Oleksandr Pielieshenko has died on the frontlines of Russia's war in Ukraine at age 30, the Ukrainian Weightlifting Federation (UWF) said on Monday.

A bodybuilder died suddenly at the gym after going into cardiac arrest. José Mateus Correia Silva, 28, was reportedly working out with his friends when he suddenly went into cardiac arrest and was ...

Weightlifting can almost halve older people’s risk of premature death, according to new research. Muscle strengthening workouts protect against almost every life-threatening illness, the study found.

BELLEVUE -- The death Sunday of a 20-year-old weightlifter who had been working out alone with free weights at the home of a friend brought a warning yesterday from a local fitness-equipment dealer.

Ukrainian weightlifter Oleksandr Pielieshenko was killed in action on Sunday during the war against Russia, according to an announcement from the Ukrainian weightlifting federation. Pielieshenko won ...