The USA reigns over the Men’s 69kg bodyweight category for three years in a row with CUMMINGS JR Clarence (USA) dominating the field. After two good lifts in the Snatch, CUMMINGS JR Clarence (USA), tried to widen the gap and take some extra advantage with his third lift. He missed his attempt at 145kg, but […]
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During the 2018 IWF Junior World Championship, the IWF held an Anti-Doping Seminar in Uzbekistan, Tashkent. The lecturers, IWF Legal Counsel Dr Eva Nyirfa and IWF Junior Legal Counsel Dr Lilla Sagi provided useful and simple information to the athletes regarding the rules and regulations in place to provide an even playing field for all. […]
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Sunday was a joyful day for the organizing country, because their athlete, ERGASHEV Adkhamjon won 3 golds for Uzbekistan in the men’s 62kg. ERGASHEV, who started his first snatch on 125 kg – only two kilograms less than what the silver medallist ended up lifting – easily took the gold medal in the Snatch with […]
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Three athletes took the lead in the Snatch. The Thai KHAMBAO Surodchana, DELACRUZ Jourdan Elizabeth (USA) and SINISTERRA TORRES Yenny (COL). With three good lifts, KHAMBAO secured first place. The three of them lifted above 80kg and there was a 12kg gap between the 3rd place SINISTERRA TORRES an 4th place BECERRA ROMERO Jenifer Samanta […]
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Impressive competition went on between the two Vietnamese lifters LAI and NGO. First being 2018 Asian Junior Champion and second being 2018 Asian Youth Champion, the two competed for the Junior World Champion title in the Men’s 56kg. LAI Gia Thanh (VIE) came out last when all other athletes already took their attempts in the […]
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