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Competition at its height

During the women’s 63kg category in Group A the Turkish lifter SIMSEK Sibel got an injury at the medial side of her right elbow while performing her second Snatch. Even though she found enough strength to keep her second place and win a silver medal in that lift and took the second place in Total. […]

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1500th medal to be awarded tomorrow in the women’s 69kg

On the 22nd of September 2010 during the competition of Group A in the women’s 69kg category the 1500th Women’s World Championship medal will awarded. On the occasion of this round number, Kornel Jancso, Editor in Chief the World Weightlifting Magazine and Aniko Nemeth-Mora, Senior Editor will award a special prize to the winner of the […]

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Third day continues with record

During the 3rd day in women’s 58kg category DENG Wei (CHN) showed without being contested her dominating position not only by winning the gold medal, but also setting a new Youth World Record in Clean & Jerk. The second place went to NOVIKAVA Nastassia who had a hard time after a small injury during her […]

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Second day of competition

The 19th of September 2010 In the women’s 53kg category CHEN Xiaoting (CHN) won without any difficulties all 3 gold medals in Snatch (100kg), in Clean & Jerk (122kg) and in Total with a result of 222kg. Besides a bronze medal in Snatch the Turkish lifter DASDELEN Aylin got 2 silver medals in Clean & […]

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New World Record set by Turkey on the first day!

The host country won 6 of the 9 medals aspired by the athletes on the first day of the competition. . Turkey won 3 gold medals, 2 silvers and a bronze at the World Championships Antalya in the women 48 kg category. TAYLAN Nurcan, the gold medalist of the Olympic Games 2004 and bronze medalist […]

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