A man from Indian Trail, NC has just been named one of America’s best weightlifters and will soon be competing on the world’s stage at the upcoming 2021 Tokyo Summer Olympics.
According to USA Weightlifting, Caine Wilkes will be one of the 8 weightlifting Olympians who will be representing the United States in Tokyo this Summer.
Caine recently earned second place at the Pan-American Championships in the Dominican Republic.
#TeamUSA's Caine Wilkes claims 🥈 in the snatch at #20PanAms with a 176kg lift.
Watch the clean & jerks LIVE from the Dominican Republic >> https://t.co/4HreaihHvl pic.twitter.com/Zejw9WYI2H— USA Weightlifting (@USWeightlifting) April 24, 2021
Here’s a video of his silver medal lift:
#TeamUSA's Caine Wilkes swept 🥈 in the +109kg category at #20PanAms!
Snatch:
170kg -175 176 🥈
Clean & Jerk:
205kg 212🥈 -219
Total: 388kg 🥈
Final session underway! Watch LIVE >> https://t.co/4HreaiziTV pic.twitter.com/ggyxPvs2QH— USA Weightlifting (@USWeightlifting) April 24, 2021