MORADI Sohrab (IRI) confident in the Snatch with three good lifts ended first with a 1kg advantage over SOBIROV Farkhodbek (UZB). SOBIROV couldn’t secure a Total and missed his three Clean and Jerk attempts. The first attempt of MORADI in the Clean and Jerk was 220kg so he went for the World Records with his […]
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MENDEZ PEREZ Arley (CHI) gave Chile its first ever medal at the World Championships. In 2015, Chile’s best result was an 8th place in the Snatch in the Women’s 75kg, by VALDES PARIS Maria Fernanda (CHI). He took a 1kg advantage over Olympic Champion ROSTAMI Kianoush (IRI) with 175kg. The Iranian lifter – having a […]
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For the first time since 2007, multiple women claimed a gold medal in this weight category in a single edition of the world championships. Never before, three different women claimed a gold medal in this weight category. BEGAJ Romela (ALB) won the Gold in the Snatch with 107kg, AHMED Sara Samir Elsayed Mohamed (EGY) won […]
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MAHMOUD Mohamed Ihab Youssef Ahmed (EGY) became the first World Champion from Africa in a men’s event since 1984, when OROK Oliver (NGR) won Snatch gold in the 100kg category. Bronze Medallist at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games with the same Total of 361kg, the African athlete took away the Gold from Asia – winning […]
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Won Jeongsik (KOR) became the first athlete from Korea to win a world title in the men’s 69kg event. Prior to these world championships, Korea had won eight medals in this class but none were gold. Won was the first athlete to win the world title in both the Snatch and Total men’s 69kg event […]
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