Watch KeepOurTanker.com American Open LIVE on USAWeightlifting.org This Weekend

(Colorado Springs, Colo.) - USA Weightlifting is pleased to announce that the KeepOurTanker.com American Open will be shown live on http://weightlifting.teamusa.org/live.html from Friday, December 11th through Sunday, December 13th.

Held in Mobile, Ala., the KeepOurTanker.com American Open will feature nearly 200 of the top weightlifters in the United States, including Olympic and World Team members as well as hopefuls for the 2012 Olympic Team.

"We are excited to partner with the U.S. Olympic Committee to give our members and weightlifting fans around the world the chance to see their favorite lifters compete live," said USA Weightlifting CEO Rick Adams (Colorado Springs, Colo.)  "We look forward to this being a great event and I encourage everyone to tune in to watch our athletes vie for the gold."

Competition will begin each day at 10 a.m. The final lifting schedule will be available after the Technical Meeting on Thursday evening. The tentative lifting schedule is below:

Friday December 11
10 a.m. Women's 48kg and 53kg divisions

12:30 p.m. Men's 56kg and 62kg divisions

3 p.m. Women's 58kg division

5 p.m. Men's 69kg division

7 p.m. Women's 63kg division 

Saturday December 12
10 a.m. Men's 77kg division

12:30 p.m. Women's 69kg division

3 p.m. Men's 85kg division

5 p.m. Women's 75kg division

7 p.m. Men's 94kg division

Sunday December 13
10 a.m. Women's +75kg division

2 p.m. Men's 105kg division

4 p.m. Men's +105kg division

Tags: Rick Adams