Weightlifting has featured as a sport at the Youth Olympic Summer Games since its first edition in 2010 in Singapore.

The Youth Olympic Games are a multi-sport event and the games are held every four years just like the Olympic Games.

Eleven weightlifting events (6 for boys and 5 for girls) were contested at the 2010 and 2014 games; for the 2018 games in Buenos Aires that number raised by 12 (6 for boys and girls).

[1] As of the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics