24 of the best Weightlifting athletes in America were named to the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships

USA Weightlifting named its squad Thursday for the 2017 International Weightlifting Federation World Weightlifting Championships. The United States will host the event at the Anaheim, California Convention Center November 28-December 5.

“We’ve assembled a squad that we think has great shot of winning medals on the world stage,” USA Weightlifting Associate Director of Sport Lance Williams said. “We could not be prouder of these athletes. They’ve had a great year putting up big totals. Team USA is going to have a great meet.”

USA Weightlifting named the following athletes to the 2017 World Team Squad.

Team USA Men