The seventh day featured the Women 81kg and the Men 102kg categories. Women 81kg Category In the first session of the day, the host country Mexico finally won its first Gold medal of the 2022 IWF Youth World Championships when Mairyn Vanessa HERNANDEZ LIZZARRAGA won with 95kg. Silver went to Busra CAN (TUR) with 94kg, […]
On day 6 of the 2022 IWF Youth World Championships the action continued with the Women 76kg and Men 96kg categories. Women 76kg Category In Snatch Estefany ESPINOZA URESTI from Mexico placed 3rd with 90kg which she lifted on her third attempt. Second place went to Nigora SUVONOVA from Uzbekistan with 91kg who after last […]
The IWF has taken note and welcomes this decision put forth today by the Court for Arbitration of Sport (CAS) regarding two individuals, former International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) leaders, both of whom have now been suspended from the sport for life. In recent years, the IWF has invested a significant amount of time and resources […]
The fifth day here in León Mexico featured the Women 64kg, the Men 89kg and Women 71kg categories. In the Men 89kg we could witness an extraordinary perfomance from an Egyptian athlete which brought him the Gold and a Youth World Record. Women 64kg Category In the Women 64kg category there was a clear distinction […]
The fourth day at the 2022 IWF Youth World Championships featured the Men 73kg, the Women 59kg and the Men 81kg categories. Right away in the first medal event of the day the crowd could experience the first Youth World Record of the 2022 IWF Youth World Championships. Men 73kg Category In Snatch the competition […]