Archive from 2015

FSM Flagbearer is a weightlifter

The most decorated male weightlifter in the history of Pacific Games, Manuel Minginfel, from FSM, has been selected as the flag bearer for his country at next week's Opening Ceremony of the 15th Pacific Games in Port Moresby, PNG. Manuel's first appearance at a Pacific Games was at the Mini Games in Pago Pago in 1997. Since that time, he has competed in every single Pacific Games and Mini Games, winning a total of 19 gold medals and 5 silver medals. Manuel is also four times Olympian. Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008 and London 2012. He is also a silver medallist at the World Championships in 2006 in Santo Domingo - Dominican Republic. Most of his medals have been won in the 62kg category. In addition to all of this, Manuel won the World Masters World Cup in his first year as a Master - which was held in Penang two years ago. In Port Moresby, next week, Manuel will be competing for the first time in a new bodyweight category for him - 69kg

PUBLIC DISCLOSURE

The IWF reports that sample A of Mr. Artem Grigoryan (RUS) has returned an Adverse Analytical Finding for (S1.1 Anabolic Agents) dehydrochloromethyltestosterone. As a consequence, the athlete is provisionally suspended in view of a potential anti-doping rule violation. In any case where it is determined – after a B sample analysis, a hearing or an appeal – that the athlete did not commit an anti-doping rule violation, the relevant decision will also be

2015 IWF Junior World Championships Wroclaw, POL Overall

Weightlifting’s major Junior event returned to Poland for the 4th time. The country has proven to be an excellent host of major events on many occasions organizing three Junior World Championships in 1976, 1995 and 1996. As a testimony of their professionalism, they also showcased Senior World Championships six times already from 1913, 1959, 1969, 1996, 2002 and 2013. The talented and dynamic leadership of the Polish Federation - PZPC - under President Szymon Kolecki displayed clear vision and perspectives reaching beyond the borders of Poland. They once again proved great organizational skills and a warm hospitality. Altogether 236 athletes from 41 countries competed at the 2015 IWF Junior World Championships Wroclaw, POL. The exact number was 96 Women from 29 countries against 135 Men from 35 countries. JIANG Huihua (CHN) was the only one setting records. Competing in the 48kg bodyweight category, she broke her compatriot’s - TIAN Yuan’s (CHN) – Youth World Records from the 2010 IWF World Championships Antalya, TUR in the Snatch as well as in the Total. She raised them to 92kg and 205kg respectively. According to the Team Classification, the first 6 best performing Men and Women Team stood up on stage during the Closing Ceremony to receive a special award. Women Team Classification from 1st to 6th: CHN, RUS, MEX, TUR, EGY and USA. Men Team Classification from 1st to 6th: RUS, POL, COL, JPN, CHN and TUR. The IWF Media Trophy of Best Lifter within Women was awarded to AHMED Sara Samir Elsayed Mohamed (EGY) while for Men; the winner was the Russian KHUGAEV Khetag (RUS) – both of them also Youth Olympic Champions in 2014 Nanjing. Watch out cause we might even see some of these young athletes at the 2015 IWF World Championships in Houston, and witness these stars of tomorrow prior to their eventual participating in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. For more details please consult the RESULT BOOK and check out the photos on

Competitions ended in Wroclaw with Kazakhstan and Russia crowned in the superheavys

W+75 The victory of NOGAY Nadezhda (KAZ), Junior World Champion and several times Youth World Champion was not questionable. With 6 good lifts, the Kazakh lifter got and easy win over all other contenders. She was crowned World Champion of the Women’s +75kg bodyweight category taking the lead over CHAIDEE Duangaksorn (THA) and DHIEB Yosra (TUN). NOGAY had the second lighter bodyweight in the competition, and managed to defeat 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Champion CHAIDEE. African Junior Champion in 2013 and 2014 as well as African Champion in 2013 DHIEB Yosra (TUN) ranked 4th in the Snatch and in the Clean and Jerk, but with her Total of 251kg, she ended on the third place in the end. ABBAS Halima Abdelazim Sedky (EGY) missed two attempts in the Snatch, and her Clean and Jerk result of 141kg wasn’t enough to make it to the podium in the Total. M+105 As an unexpected move, MARTIROSYAN Simon (ARM) bombed out after six missed attempts. Starting his Snatch at 177kg and going up for 178kg, he missed all three. Coming for the Clean and Jerk, the weight of 215kg seemed too high to start with – he couldn’t control any of the lifts. The road was paved with Gold for SAVCHUK Antoniy (RUS). Head to head with the Belorussian lifter in the Snatch – SAVCHUK took the lead with an advantage of 5kg. KENJAEV Davron (UZB) finished third but only by bodyweight lifting 173kg, just as CHINEN Kosuke (JPN). In the Clean and Jerk, the Russian attempted 238kg, without success, but with his Total of 415kg he was crowned Junior World Champion – last medal to be given out in Wroclaw. MZHACHYK Aliaksei (BLR) followed with 401kg, while third place went to Japan, with MURAKAMI Eishiro (JPN) – ranking 5th and 4th in the Snatch and Clean and

Surprising Chinese victory in the Men’s 105kg

W75 DEKHA Iryna (UKR), European Youth Champion in 2012, ranking 8th at the Europeans this year with 215kg got silver in the Snatch with 109kg, behind the Russian PETROVA Mariia (RUS). While PETROVA continued her gold medal winning lifts in the Clean and Jerk, the Ukrainian DEKHA only got 5th. MIKHALENKA Anastasiya (BLR) managed to grab the second place with 231kg, while DEKHA still made it to the podium ending third with 224kg. PETROVA was impressive, dominated the category, got a perfect technique and an explosive strength doing 246kg, she was the ultimate winner in the 75kg category. M105 The strong lineup of the Men’s 105kg brought the victory for WU Changsheng (CHN). Not used to win medals in the higher bodyweight categories, WU showed that China has more talented athletes to come for the upcoming competitions. 6 good lifts, 3 Gold Medals, the Chinese athlete was proud to win over the strong Russian with 1-1kg in each lift. European Junior Champion in 2014, GUYDYA Marchel (RUS) missed a several lifts, the most important being his attempt of 213kg in the Clean and Jerk. He ended with 379kg, while the Iranian lifter JAN Peyman (IRI) – only 2kg behind stood on third place of the

China’s WANG and Russia’s KHUGAEV crowned World Champions

W69 1kg advantage in the Snatch and 1kg advantage in the Clean and Jerk was enough for the Chinese lifter WANG Jie (CHN) to win all three Gold Medals in the Women’s 69kg bodyweight category. Missing two times her Snatch at 106kg, WANG registers her first result at an IWF sanctioned event. Behind her AHMED Sara Samir Elsayed Mohamed (EGY), also missed two attempts in the Snatch, but was confident enough in the Clean and Jerk to register three Good lifts. AHMED who is several times Youth World Champion as well as Youth Olympic Champion in Nanjing 2014 is a real hope for Egypt in the lead up to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Following them, with a Total result of 209kg – 23kg less than Silver Medallist – NGARLEM Kristel (CAN) stood up on the third place of the podium, winning Canada’s first and only medal at the 2015 IWF Junior World Championships. M94 HOZA Volodymyr (UKR) started with a Gold in the Snatch, but couldn’t go above 200 in the Clean and Jerk. Attempting 203, he couldn’t execute the lift. KHUGAEV had only to lift once – Clean and Jerk at 202kg – to win the Gold, and he never came out for his second and third attempts. 2014 Youth Olympic Champion KHUGAEV Khetag (RUS) already competed in 4 bodyweight categories. Starting his first international competition in the 69kg, he is impressively dominating in the 94. With his Total of 374kg, he was one of the most impressive Russian athlete competing in Wroclaw. Missing the Snatch medal only because of a higher bodyweight, JIN Yunseong had to lift only 1kg more than PAREDES MONTANO Lesman (COL) to win the Bronze – what he did – Leaving the Colombian lifter 4th in the Total but still Bronze Medallist in the Clean and