Home›Articles›Why the clean and press left the weightlifting platformArticleWhy the clean and press left the weightlifting platformArticlesConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)ConnectionsArticle OnWeightlifting, Sports Well-attested SourcesWikipedia, Olympic Weightliftingtier 2Wikimedia FoundationHistory; Olympic Games 1920-1972Quote, History; Olympic Games 1920-1972Some athletes were able to initiate the press with a hip thrust so rapid that judges found it difficult to determine whether or not they had utilized any knee bend to generate additional force, something strictly prohibited in the rules.View the SourceSport and Games Atlas Long-Form Articles, First EditionSport and Games AtlasComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.