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4 New World Records – Last Day at the 2021 IWF World Championships and Commonwealth Championships

The last day feautured the two heavyweigth categories, the Women +87kg and the Men +109kg categories and we couldn't have wished for a better ending to the World Championships as we could celebrate 4 new World Records. Women +87kg Category The afternoon started with the last female category of the 2021 IWF World Championships.  All the medallist in Snatch made 3 from 3 which showed they were all in great condition for the World Championships. In Snatch Emily Jade Campbell (GBR) who placed second at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in the category won Bronze medal with 121kg. Silver went to Younghee Son (KOR) with 123kg and Duangaksorn Chaidee (THA) proved to be the strongest with 124kg and therefore won the Gold medal. In Clean&Jerk the medallist were the same only the order changed. Younghee Son won with 159kg, Emily Campbell cliched Silver with 157kg while Duangaksorn Chaidee lifted the same weight but on a later attempt and therefore she won the Bronze medal.  In Total by a really small margin of 1 kg, Younghee Son (KOR) placed first with 282kg while Duangaksorn Chaidee (THA) won Silver with 281kg. Emily Jade Campbell (GBR) completed the podium with 278kg. Women +87kg Podium @IWF/Steve Galvan Commonwealth Championships Purnima Pandey (IND) won the women heavyweight category with 229kg in Total, and Wiyannalage T N B J Haputhen Happuthenne (SRI) compeleted the podium with 187kg and took Silver. Commonwealth Championships Women +87kg Podium @IWF/Steve Galvan Men +109kg Category Every time there is competition with Lasha among the athletes you can expect something great. This time was no different at the 2021 IWF World Championships as Lasha broke all his records once again. Earlier in the day in Group B, Enzo Kuworge (NED), this years Junior World Champion and Tokyo 2020 Olympian, on his last C&J attempt tried to beat the Junior C&J World Record, but was unsuccessful in his attempt. However he was not the only one who competed among the seniors as a junior. Alireza Yousefi (IRI) also tried to beat the Junior C&J World Record, and with his second attempt of 238kg he succeded in it. In Snatch Lasha already made his statement when with his last lift of 225kg broke his previous record of 223kg and won the Gold medal. Varazdat Lalayan from Armenia took Silver with 211kg and Eduard Ziaziulin (BLR) claimed the Bronze medal with 206kg.  In Clean&Jerk the Bronze medal went to Gor Minasyan (ARM) with 243kg and Silver went to his teammate Varazdat Lalayan with 246kg. When all other athletes completed their lifts, Lasha just begin to start. He lifted 247kg on his first attempt, and with that he ensured the first place was his in C&J. But then came his 2 other lifts. He added 10kg extra to his second lift which he lifted impressively and set his last lift at 267kg which was a new World Record attempt. He completed his lift but the referees by decision declared it a 'no lift'. However the jury reviewed his lift and after the video replay they reversed the decision of the referees therefore with his last lift he set the new World Record of C&J at 267kg. Of course as in Snatch and C&J, Lasha Talakhadze won the Total Gold with the World Record of 492kg. Varazdat Lalayan (ARM) finished second with 457kg and the last medal went to Gor Minasyan (ARM) with 448kg. Lasha Talakhadze Men +109kg Podium @IWF/Steve Galvan Commonwealth Championships At the last event of the 2021 Commonwealth Championships, David Andrew Liti (NZL) won with 407kg in Total. Silver went to Muhammad Nooh Dastgir Butt (PAK) with 390kg and Singh Gurdeep finished at third place with 389kg.  Commonwealth Championships +109kg Podium @IWF/Steve Galvan Thank you for following the competitions with us, these have been an amazing 11

Uzbek Victory and Historical Gold for Norway- Day 10 at the 2021 IWF World Championships and Commonwealth Championships

The 10th day here in Tashkent featured the Men 109kg and Women 87kg categories. Men 109kg Category We experienced the first full house as the Men 109kg featured Akbar Djuraev, Tokyo 2020 Gold medallist and Ruslan Nurudinov, current World Record Holder in C&J in the category. Next to them Simon Martirosyan (ARM) Tokyo 2020 Silver medallist was also in the group and had the same chance at winning the competititon. It was clear from the beginning that these 3 athletes will be contenders for the medals, only the order was a question. In Snatch. from the 3 athletes, Ruslan Nurudinov started at 185kg but he could only lift it during his second attempt. As this was his only successful lift he won Bronze. The Gold was decided by the Tokyo 2020 Gold and Silver medallists Akbar Djuraev and Simon Martirosyan (ARM). Djuraev started earlier at 187kg which he lifted successfully and Martirosyan also made a first good lift of 188kg. However as Martirosyan didn't make a further successful lift, the Tokyo results were repated. Martirosyan won Silver with 188kg and Djuraev who went 3 from 3 and won with 195kg. In Clean and Jerk, the three Snatch medallist all started within 2kgs differences between each other and all made a first 'good lift'. The same happened with Martirosyan as in Snatch, after his first lift he could not manage another one so he won Bronze with 228kg. After that, it was all about the two Uzbeks. Both of them made successful lift on their second attempt (Djuraev - 232kg, Nurudinov-236kg) so it was up to their last lift to decide who will win. First came Djuraev with 238kg which he lifted successfully. Then Nurudinov and his team decided to put his last lift at 242kg which would have meant he would break his own world record. He almost made it but at the end it was a 'no lift'. Therefore Djuraev won Gold and Silver went to Nurudinov. In Total the same order was upheld. Akbar Djuraev won with 433kg, Ruslan Nurudinov clinched Silver with 421kg and Simon Martirosyan finished the podium with 416kg. Akbar Djuraev (UZB) @IWF/Steve Galvan Commonwealth Championships We saw the first Gold medal for Cameroon at the 2021 Commonwealth Championships when Junior Periclex Ngadja Nyabeyeu won with 360kg in Total. Silver went to Singh Lovepreet from India with 348kg and Jackson George Roberts-Young from Australia completed the podium with 337kg. Commonwealth Championships Men 109kg Podium @IWF/Steve Galvan Women 87kg Category In Snatch Schott Amanda Da Costa from Brazil won the Bronze medal at her first World Championships with her second attempt of 106kg. Tokyo 2020 Olympian Ankhtsetseg Munkhjantsan (MGL) who placed 4th at the Olympics won Silver with her only successful attempt of 109kg. The Uzbeks could continue their celebration as Tursunoy Jabborova won Gold with 113kg which she lifted on her last attempt.   In C&J we experienced a historical Gold medal for Norway. Solfrid Koanda won Gold with her second lift of 141kg at her first World Championships. Silver went to Ankhtsetseg Munkhjantsan (MGL) with the same weight as Koanda only she did lift it on a later attempt. RWF athlete Dariia Akhmerova completed the podium with 135kg. In Total Ankhtsetseg Munkhjantsan (MGL) won with 250kg, Tursunoy Jabborova (UZB) placed second with 244kg and Solfrid Koanda (NOR) finished at third place with the same Total as Jabborova. Women 87kg Podium @IWF/Steve Galvan Commonwealth Championships In the W87kg category, Kristel Ngarlem (CAN) finished at first place with 224kg, Clementine Meukeugni Noumbissi (CMR) took Silver with 212kg and Anuradha Pavunraj completed the podium with 195kg. Commonwealth Championships Women 87kg Podium @IWF/Steve Galvan The last day of competition will conclude with the Women +87kg and Men +109kg categories. Follow the competition on the IWF Facebook page or check with your local

Day 9 – 2021 IWF World Championships and Commonwealth Championships

On day 9 of the 2021 IWF World Championships the action continued with the Women 81kg and Men 102kg categories. Women 81kg Category The first A session of the day was the Women 81kg which started at 16:00 local time. The group featured the current Junior C&J and Total World Record holder Eileen Cikamatana from Australia. In Snatch based on the starting weights Eileen Cikamatana and Alina Marushchak (UKR) had the best chance at winning Gold. The other medal contenders were Iseul Kim (KOR) and Valeria Rivas Mosquera from Colombia. Mosquera and Kim both started at 105kg which they both managed. Then came Cikamatana with 108kg however her first 2 lifts were 'no lifts'. As Kim lifted 108kg and Cikamatana could only lift it on her last attempt, the Australian got the Bronze medal and Kim won Silver. Mosquera went for 109kg on her second and last attempt but was unsuccessful. The absolute winner of Snatch was Alina Marushchak from Ukraine who went 3 from 3 with 108-111-113 and won Gold. In the Clean&Jerk portion of the program Alina Marushchak (UKR) did it again. With her second attempt of 135kg she won Gold. Valeria Rivas Mosquera (COL) and Dayana Aracelis Chirinos Leon (VEN) both lifted 134kg as their best lift but as the Colombian did it first, she won Silver and consequently Bronze went to Chirinos Leon. The biggest suprise of the session was Eileen Cikamatana not making a successful lift in C&J. In Total Alina Marushchak (UKR) won with 113-135-348, Valeria Rivas Mosquera (COL) took Silver with 105-134-239.  The last podium place went to Iseul Kim (KOR) with 108-130-238. Alina Marushchak (UKR) @IWF/Steve Galvan Men 102kg Category In Snatch Samvel Gasparyan from Armenia finished at third place with only one 'good lift' of 175kg. Rasoul Motamedi Sedeh (IRI) first missed 170kg but his second attempt was successful and then he also lifted 177kg and with this lift he won Silver. Tokyo 2020 Olympian in M109kg, Yunseong Jin (KOR) won the session with his second lift of 180kg. In Clean&Jerk four athletes were in competing for the medals. The absolute winner of C&J was Rasoul Motamedi Sedeh (IRI) who on his last attempt lifted 220kg. Bekdoolot Rasulbekov (KGZ), who placed 6th at the Tokyo Olympics in M96kg, finished at second place with a last lift of 217kg. Bronze medal was decided between Amir Hoghoughiosgouei (IRI) and Yunseong Jin (KOR). First Hoghoughiosgouei lifted 210kg successfully and set his next lift at 216kg, the same weight Jin started. As Jin missed his first attempt it gave the chance to Hoghoughiosgouei to have the advantage over the Korean athlete. Hoghoughiosgouei took the opportunity and successfully lifted 216kg. Jin also had a good lift of 216kg but as none of them managed their last attempts, Hoghoughiosgouei won Bronze. Total podium was as follows: Amir Hoghoughiosgouei (IRI) won Bronze with 172-216-388. Yunseong Jin (KOR) took Silver with 180-216-396 and Rasoul Motamedi Sedeh (IRI) finished at 1st place with 177-220-397. Men 102kg Podium @IWF/Steve Galvan Commonwealth Championships In the 102kg category only 2 athletes competed. Rashed Quran (CAN) won the M102kg category of the Commonwealth Championships with 330kg in Total. Jack Anthony Madanamoothoo (MRI) completed the podium with the Silver medal with a 306kg Total. Commonwealth Championships Men 102kg Podium @IWF/Steve

BREAKING NEWS: 2022 IWF Junior World Championships – Hersonissos, GRE

Due to Covid-19 related restrictions, the Local Organizing Committee has decided to postpone the IWF Junior World Championships by one (1) month. The new date has not yet been decided, but it is scheduled to take place at the end of April 2022. The IWF will duly inform its Member Federations of any

World Record for Colombia – Day 8 at the 2021 IWF World Championships and Commonwealth Championships

On the 8th day of competition of the 2021 IWF World Championships and Commonwealth Championships the program continued with the Men 96kg and Women 76kg categories. Men 96kg Category The category featured all medallist of Tokyo in M96kg. Fares Ibrahim E.H. Elbakh (QAT) and Keydomar Giovanni Vallenilla Sanchez (VEN) competed in Group A, while Anton Pliesnoi (GEO) competed in Group B.   In Snatch, Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Silver medallist, Keydomar Giovanni Vallenilla Sanchez (VEN) went 3 from 3 and with 172-175-177kg won the Bronze medal. Boady Robert Santavy (CAN) who placed 5th at this summer's Olympics took Silver with his successful third attempt of 178kg. When all the other athletes finished, came Lesman Paredes Montano (COL) with his first attempt of 180kg. He did a good lift and the crowd was waiting what his next attempt will be as the Snatch World Record set at 186kg. With his team they decided not to wait and do another lift below the world record and went to break it right away on his second attempt.  The weight sat at 187kg. The pressure was high but with an impressive lift he became the new World Record Holder of Snatch in M96kg with 187kg and furthermore won Gold. Lesman Montano Paredes (COL) after his new Snatch World Record of 187kg in M96kg @IWF/Isaac Morillas In Clean&Jerk, Fares Ibrahim E.H. Elbakh (QAT) proved to be the strongest with his second attempt of 222kg and won Gold. Artyom Antropov (KAZ) clinched Silver with 221kg and Keydomar Giovanni Vallenilla Sanchez (VEN) won Bronze with 214kg. In Total, Lesman Paredes Montano (COL) finished at first place with 400kg, Tokyo 2020 Gold medallist, Fares Ibrahim E. H. Elbakh (QAT) won Silver with 394kg and Tokyo 2020 Silver medallist, Keydomar Giovanni Vallenilla Sanchez (VEN) finished the podium with 391kg. Men 96kg Podium @IWF/Steve Galvan Commonwealth Championships Boady Robert Santavy won the Commonwealth Championships in Men 96kg category with 379kg and directly qualified for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.  Antonis Martasidis (CYP) won Silver with 343kg and Vikas Thakur (IND) clinched the Bronze medal with 339kg.  Commonwealth Championships Men 96kg Podium @IWF/Steve Galvan Women 76kg Category The day finished with the Women 76kg category.  In Snatch, the 2021 Junior World Champion, Iana Sotieva (RWF) won Gold with a successful second attempt of 112kg. She lifted the same weight at this years European Championships were she placed 2nd. Silver went to Laura Nascimento Amaro (BRA) who went 3 from 3 without a mistake and lifted 108kg as her best attempt. Martha Ann Rogers (USA), Tokyo 2020 Olympian in W87kg finished the podium with her second attempt of 107kg.  In Clean&Jerk Min Ji Lee finished first place with a third attempt of 139kg. Her teammate tried to lift 140kg to clinch first place but after her first good lift of 134kg, she didn't manage a successful lift and therefore won the Bronze medal.  The last medal went to Mattie Rogers who placed second with her third attempt of 136kg. Total podium was as follows: Min Ji Lee (KOR) won Gold with 244kg, Mattie Rogers (USA) placed second with 243kg and Bronze went to Iana Sotieva (RWF) with 242kg. Women 76kg Podium @IWF/Steve Galvan Commonwealth Championships In the Women 76kg category the Gold went to Maya Celeste Laylor (CAN) with the Total of 229kg and therefore directly qualified for next year’s Commonwealth Games. Punam Yadav (IND) won Silver with 220kg and her teammate Arockiya Alish Ramasundara Pandi  finished the podium with the Total of 214kg. Commonwealth Championships Women 76kg Podium @IWF/Steve

First Ever World Record for Nigeria – Day 7 at the 2021 IWF World Championships and Commonwealth Championships

Todays program featured the Men 89kg and Women 71kg categories here in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on the 7th day of competition of the IWF World Championships. Men 89kg Category In the first A session of the day we witnessed great performances and sadly injuries as well.  In Snatch all medallist went 3 from 3 without any mistakes in their lifts. Gold went to Andrenik Karapetyan (ARM) with 167-172-175 and Revaz Davitadze won Silver with 165-168-171. For long, the local Sarvar Zafarjonov and RWF athlete, Roman Chepik were also in fight for the Silver medal but their last attempt of 169kg were 'no lifts'. At the end, Tokyo 2020 8th place athlete in M96kg, Dongju Yu (KOR) won the Bronze medal with 160-165-167. In Clean&Jerk, the Snatch Gold medallist Andranik Karapetyan sadly got injured in his first attempt however he did not retire from the competition. He tried to do one good lift but he didn't manage to do so. Dongju Yu (KOR) just like in Snatch, won the Bronze medal with 204kg. To the hapiness of the home crowd, Sarvarbek Zafarjonov won Silver with 205kg, while Artem Okulov (RWF) lifted the same weight just before the Uzbek therefore won the Gold medal.   In Total there was only 1kg difference between 1st and 3rd place athletes. Tokyo 2020 Olympian Dongju Yu (KOR) won with 371kg while Sarvarbek Zafarjonov (UZB) had the same total however as he lifted his C&J later than Yu, he placed second. Bronze went to Revaz Davitadze (GEO) with 370kg. Men 89kg Podium @IWF/Steve Galvan Commonwealth Championships In the Men 89kg category Alex Bellemarre (CAN) won Gold with the Total of 350kg and directly qualified for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. His teammate Braydon Kennedy (CAN) won Silver with 335kg, while Beau James Garrett (AUS) completed the podium with a 301kg Total. Commonwealth Championships Men 89kg Podium @IWF/Steve Galvan Women 71kg Category Earlier in the day in Group B the crowd witnessed the very first Youth World Record of Nigeria in weightlifting by Joy Ogbonne Eze. She has already broken the C&J Youth World Record during her second attempt with 127kg however on her third attempt she lifted 130kg. With that lift she not only beat her own record in C&J but broke the Youth Total World Record as well. In the Group A Session, in Snatch the athletes were going neck-to-neck which was also proved by the fact that all medallist lifted the same weight of 104kg as their best good attempt. Evgeniia Guseva (RWF) won Gold as she lifted 104kg first, then came this years Junior World Champion Olivia Lynn Reeves (USA) and won Silver. Patricia Caroline Strenius (SWE) completed the podium with the Bronze medal. In Clean&Jerk, to everyones suprise Joy Ogbonne Eze (NGR) from Group B won Bronze with her Youth World Record C&J of 130kg. Sarah Davies (GBR) went 3 from 3 and with her last lift of 132kg clinched the Silver medal. Meredith Leigh Alwine (USA), this years Pan-Am Champion with a successful second attempt of  135kg won the Gold medal. In Total Meredith Leigh Alwine (USA) won with 235kg, Sarah Davies (GBR), Tokyo 2020 Olympian took Silver with 234kg and Patricia Caroline Strenius (SWE) finished with 231kg and therefore won Bronze.  Women 71kg Podium @IWF/Steve Galvan Commonwealth Championships Joy Ogbonne Eze (NGR), the new Youth World Record holder in C&J and Total won with 230kg in Total and therefore qualified for next year's Commonwealth Games. Harjinder Kaur (IND) placed second with the Total of 211kg, while her teammate Lalchhanhimi won Bronze with 209kg. Commonwealth Championships Women 71kg Podium @IWF/Steve