A small number of studies have found that performance in an Olympic lift or a weightlifting derivative is moderate - to -
strongly associated with sprint running speed
over short distances (Hori et al. 2008; Loturco et al. 2015) and some investigations have also found an association with change of direction (COD) ability (Hori et al. 2008), although others have not (Loturco et al. 2015).