One of my favorite Olympic sports, weightlifting has suffered from doping scandals which have rocked the sport and put it on the verge of extinction. I sure hope the sport can figure it out by 2028, so I have the chance to see it live in person for the second time (the first time at Atlanta in 1996).
Projections:
| Medal | Men’s 61 kg | Country |
| Gold | Li Fabin | China |
| Silver | Sergio Massidda | Italy |
| Bronze | Shota Mishvelidze | Georgia |
| Medal | Men’s 73 kg | Country |
| Gold | Shi Zhiyong | China |
| Silver | Weeraphon Wichuma | Thailand |
| Bronze | Muhammed Furkan Ozbek | Turkey |
| Medal | Men’s 89 kg | Country |
| Gold | Karlos May Nasar | Bulgaria |
| Silver | Andranik Karapetyan | Armenia |
| Bronze | Mirmostafa Javadi | Iran |
| Medal | Men’s 102 kg | Country |
| Gold | Liu Huanhua | China |
| Silver | Jang Yeon-hak | South Korea |
| Bronze | Garik Karapetyan | Armenia |
| Medal | Men’s +102 kg | Country |
| Gold | Lasha Talakhadze | Georgia |
| Silver | Varazdat Lalayan | Armenia |
| Bronze | Ali Davoudi | Iran |
| Medal | Women’s 49 kg | Country |
| Gold | Hou Zhihui | China |
| Silver | Jourdan Delacruz | United States |
| Bronze | Surodchana Khambao | Thailand |
| Medal | Women’s 59 kg | Country |
| Gold | Luo Shifang | China |
| Silver | Kamila Konotop | Ukraine |
| Bronze | Kuo Hsing-chun | Taiwan |
| Medal | Women’s 71 kg | Country |
| Gold | Olivia Reeves | United States |
| Silver | Angie Palacios | Ecuador |
| Bronze | Vanessa Sarno | Philippines |
| Medal | Women’s 81 kg | Country |
| Gold | Neisi Dajomes | Ecuador |
| Silver | Sara Ahmed | Egypt |
| Bronze | Eileen Chikamatana | Australia |
| Medal | Women’s +81 kg | Country |
| Gold | Li Wenwen | China |
| Silver | Mary Theisen-Lappen | United States |
| Bronze | Lisseth Ayovi | Ecuador |
| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| China | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| United States | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Georgia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Armenia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Thailand | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Egypt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Iran | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Philippines | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Taiwan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Turkey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Tommy A. Phillips 