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The 2024 Olympics in Paris, France, are on the horizon . Five of the United States’ best weightlifters will venture overseas for this summer’s Games, which run from Jul. 26 to Aug. 11 .  Team USA’s Olympic contingent contains five spectacular athletes, including 49-kilogram Jourdan Delacruz . The Texas-born Olympic weightlifter has had her sights set on Paris 2024 since her barbell hit the floor three years prior in Tokyo, where an uncharacteristic bomb-out left her off the leaderboard.  Delacruz rests during a pre-Olympics workout session at her gym. [Related: The Best Weightlifting Shoes on the Market] BarBend briefly caught up with Delacruz, 26, to pick her brain just a few weeks away from what could be called the biggest athletic event of her life — and whether she’s prepared to rewrite her own Olympic history.  Editor’s Note: BarBend is the Official Media Partner of USA Weightlifting. BarBend : You made it to your first Olympics in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemi

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The International Powerlifting Federation ( IPF ) held its 2024 Classic World Championships (CWC) in Druskininkai, Lithuania , from June 15 to 23. Several new world champions were crowned, and many world records fell. Three hundred eighteen athletes representing 57 countries gathered in the small Lithuanian holiday town of Druskininkai. In addition to the usual medals, world titles, and world records, the top three in each weight class qualified to compete at the 2025 World Games in Chengdu, China. USA won the team award in the men’s and women’s categories. Austin Perkins and Sonita Muluh won the Best Lifter awards. View this post on Instagram A post shared by IPF Powerlifting (@theipf) [Related: “Getting Stronger Is Risky”: Larry Wheels & John Haack Talk Bench Press Training ] 2024 IPF Classic World Championships Results Below are the podium results for each Women’s and Men’s divisions: Women’s 47KG Tiffany Chapon  (FRA)