I love the Olympics and my favorite sport to watch is the weighlifting.  
Olympic weightlifting, is an athletic discipline in the modern Olympic programme in which the athlete attempts a maximum-weight single lift of
Watching those athletes is very awe inspiring.  How long has weighlifting been an Olympic sport?
Not sure of the actual dating! We also have the Powerlifting is a strength sport that consists of three attempts at maximal weight on three lifts: