Comparative Study of the Olympic Achievement between Iraq and Some Countries by Weightlifting

Abstract

          The research problem revealed that achieving sporting achievements, especially at the level of Olympic Games, requires preparation, the researchers noted that the Central Union and the Sports Specialized Centers did not achieve what was hoped for if we knew that Iraq achieved one Olympic medal in the (Rome) Olympic Games in 1960, the weightlifting sport achieved by (Abdul Wahid Aziz) in a weight of (67). The most important aim of the research is to compare the Olympic achievement between Iraq and some countries by lifting weights, and imposing the research: There are no differences in the Olympic achievement between Iraq and some countries by weightlifting, the researchers used the descriptive method of the survey method for its suitability and the nature of the research problem, and the research community determines the results of the Olympic achievement in (Iraq, Iran, China, Thailand, Kazakhstan and Egypt). The most important conclusions are: (China) ranked first, (Iran) second, (Thailand) third, (Kazakhstan) fourth, and (Egypt) fifth in Olympic achievement during the last (five) Olympic Games, while (Iraq) Uncategorized as did not achieve any Olympic medal. All countries surpassed (Iraq) in the Olympic achievement. The most important recommendations are: Pay attention to the rule of weightlifting in Iraq in order to catch up with the countries that achieved Olympic medals.