Kettlebell sport involves high-rep, fixed-load weightlifting.

In a traditional kettlebell-sport event, three movements are contested. They are the one-arm snatch, the jerk, and the clean and jerk. The jerk and the clean and jerk are both done with one kettlebell in each hand.

All events are scored by total repetitions performed within ten minutes of work. Male athletes use a 32-kilogram kettlebell for all events and women use 16 kilograms.