In men’s 77kg MARTIROSYAN Tigran Gevorg (ARM) kept until the end his 3kg advantage performed during his third attempt in Snatch and finished first in Total with 373kg. In Clean & Jerk the Chinese lifter LU Xiaojun proved to be strong enough to ensure himself the Gold medal next to his two silvers gained in […]
The Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation, in its latest newsletter signed by Secretary General Paul Coffa, expresses confidence in the success of the 2010 Commonwealth Games despite some alarming news recently coming from Delhi, India. As it is known, reports went around the world about the falling of the false roof of the new weightlifting hall and […]
On the 21st of September, in women’s 75kg no one managed to be just as good as PODOBEDOVA Svetlana (KAZ) who couldn’t be dethroned. World Champion in 2009, she now won the 3 gold medals after performing serial good lifts. During a stressful tactical fight the Russian lifter ZABOLOTNAYA Svetlana broke PODOBEDOVA’s World Records in […]
In women’s 69kg category competition has been balanced from beginning until the end. The podium where winners stood up to take their medals over stayed unaltered. SHIMKOVA Svetlana from Russia managed to take the first place in Snatch, Clean & Jerk and in Total. Silver medal went to KANG Yue (CHN), and DALUYAN Meline (ARM) […]
For women competing in the 69kg category winning gold medal was not the only objective during the 6th competition day at the World Championships in Antalya. The winner of gold medal in Clean & Jerk also became the holder of the 1500th World Championship medal. The winner of this historical Gold is the Russian lifter […]