The third day of the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships was full of new records. In Women’s 55 kg weight category, the real battle was between Sukanya Srisurat from Thailand and and Wanqiong Zhang from China. In the snatch, Wanqiong Zhang was the first to ...Altyn ASHYROVA
The silver medalist of the IWF World Championship in Ashgabat, Yulduz Dzhumabayeva, spoke to ORIENT immediately after the award ceremony. “I am incredibly happy that the International Weightlifting Federation reconsidered its decision. Certainly, it is no secret ...Ayna BERDYYEVA
At 11:48 AM Ashgabat time, at the Olympic Complex of the Turkmen capital, the competition in Men’s 67kg Group B weight category was completed. It was persistent struggle for leadership, which began with brilliantly performed snatch combinations at the first at...Ayna BERDIYEVA
Competitions in Men’s 73 kg weight category Group C kicked off at the third day of the World Weightlifting Championships in Ashgabat At the first attempts, the weightlifters were successful, having managed to lift the starting weights in the snatch, except FraAyna BERDIYEVA
Weightlifter from Uzbekistan Mukhammadkodir Toshtemirov set a new world record in the snatch in Men’s 73 kg Youth. Lifting with confidence the weight of 133 kg from the first attempt, the athlete made a claim for 138 kg and easily lifted this weight, setting a...Ayna BERDIYEVA
At 13:38, Ashgabat time in the Olympic town of the Turkmen capital, the 2018 Weightlifting World Cup competition among women in the weight category 55 kg in group “B” was completed. The weightlifter from Ecuador Alexandra Maria Escobar became the group leader,...Aina BERDYYEVA
Today, at a competition between women in the weight category of 49 kg, the 20-year-old weightlifter from China, Huihua Jung, easily broke the world junior record in the snatch. At the first attempt, the athlete raised 87 kg, exceeding the bar set by IWF by 3 kg ...Altyn ASHIROVA
Only recently, we enjoyed an enchanting show at the official opening ceremony of the 2018 World Weightlifting Championship. We are still overwhelmed by what we saw at the Ashgabat Olympic Stadium. And we all feel a sense of joy for the country, which a...Victor Kardashov