How Team U.S.A. weightlifter Olivia Reeves became a gold-medal favorite
How Team U.S.A. weightlifter Olivia Reeves became a gold-medal favorite  
Podcast: Consider This from NPR
Published On: Thu Aug 08 2024
Description: Ever since women began competing in weightlifting in the Olympics, in the year 2000, only one American woman has won a gold medal.This year, there are hopes that might change.And many of those hopes rest on the (very strong) shoulders of a 21-year-old college student in Chattanooga, Tenn. named Olivia Reeves.For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy