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Mohamed Ahmad Alharbi met IWF President
A delegation of the Olympic Committee from Kingdom of Saudi Arabia paid a visit to Budapest upon the invitation of Hungarian Sport Authorities. The President of the Saudi Arabian Weightlifting Federation, Mohamed Ahmad Alharbi was also part of the delegation. Mr. Alharbi had a meeting with IWF President Dr. Tamas Ajan on the occasion of this
Jordanian Weightlifting Federation Elections
The General Assembly of Jordanian Weightlifting Federation elected Mr. Azzam Al-Zubi as President of the Jordanian Weightlifting Federation. Mr. Al-Zubi became National Champion in 1969 and represented Jordan in many international competitions. He was National Team Coach between 1985 and 1997, and became International Technical Official. Prior to the elections, Mr. Al-Zubi was the National Team Manager and General Secretary. The elected officials are as follows: President: Azzam Al-Zubi General Secretary: Ismail Suboh Vise President: Ibrahim Emyan Treasurer: Omar Abu Lebdeh Team Manager: Eng. Ziad Al Madani Chief of Women Committee: Ms.Maram Dyab Chief of Support & Marketing Committee: Ms. Kawther Wrekat Congratulations to all the elected
2017 JWC Preliminary Entry reminder
The 2017 IWF Junior World Championships will be held in Tokyo, Japan, on 15 - 23 June. The deadline to send your Preliminary Entry Forms is 15 April 2017, so if you have not yet submitted the forms, please do so urgently! All documents can be found on the IWF website, please note the new e-mail address of the Organizing Committee: : [email protected] We hope to see you in
2017 IWF Youth World Championships Bangkok, THA overall
The Organising Committee of the 2017 IWF Youth World Championships Bangkok, THA did an outstanding work providing great conditions for all participants and athletes. The competition site as well as facilities provided to the participants reached the highest standard du to the efficient work done under leadership of Boosaba Yodbangtoey, TAWA President. Altogether 187 Women from 40 countries and 237 Men from 49 countries competed at this qualification competition foe the 2018 Buenos Aires Youth Olympic Games. World Record were broken by two American lifters - one in the Men’s 69 bodyweight category and the other one in the Men’s 77kg: CUMMINGS JR Clarence (USA) broke his own Youth World Record in the Clean and Jerk setting it to 185kg and equaled the 322kg Youth World Record in the Total. MAURUS Harrison James (USA) 192kg and broke the Youth World Record in the Clean and Jerk setting it to 192kg. The IWF Media Trophy of Best Lifter within Women was awarded to PALACIOS DAJOMES Angie Paola (ECU) while for Men the winner was CUMMINGS JR Clarence (USA). 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, THA, KAZ, USA, UZB and ROU. Men Team Classification from 1st to 6th: CHN, IRI, KAZ, RUS, TUR, USA and THA. Check out the YOG 2018 Qualification Team Classification Men / Women (Updated 10.04.2017) The Team Classification is calculated from the Total results of the best six (6) athletes per NOC. The seven (7) best-ranked teams at the IWF Youth World Championships obtained two (2) quota places per gender for their NOC. The teams ranked from eight (8) to seventeen (17) at the IWF Youth World Championships obtained one (1) quota place per gender for their NOC. For more details please consult the RESULT BOOK and check out the PHOTO
21 countries winning Gold in Thailand
M94kg The ranking in the Snatch was also the final ranking in the Total, however the Clean and Jerk was slightly different. The three Gold Medals went to HRISTOV Hristo Dimitrov (BUL) leading all the way while GALIATSATOS Evangelos (GRE) earned two Silver leaving the other available medals to the two lifters from Uzbekistan LI Aleksandr (UZB) and SAIDAKHROROV Saidmukhtor. HRISTOV lifted 1kg more (145kg) than GALIATSATOS (144kg) in the Snatch. Third place went to LI with 138kg, while SAIDAKHROROV ended 8th missing his last attempt at 135kg. In the Clean and Jerk, HRISTOV proved to be the best once again and didn’t take his third attempt after two successful lifts at 171kg and 176kg. He won with his Total of 321kg. The Greek lifter GALIATSATOS 4th in the Clean and Jerk won the Silver with 316kg. LI Aleksandr third in the Clean and Jerk came up second with 311kg. W+75kg Taking a 1kg advantage over the Russian lifter, FISHER Sarah (AUT) won the Gold in the Snatch for Austria - missing from the Medal Tally in the Women categories for a long time. She couldn’t keep up with the Russian athlete in the Clean and Jerk, but still secured herself the Silver Medal in the Total with 218kg and impressive lifts. RIAZANOVA Daria (RUS) won the Gold with her first Clean and Jerk attempt at 121kg, but still came out for a second one at 125kg. 3rd in the Snatch and 5th in the Clean and Jerk, MANUMUA Kuinini Juanita (USA) won the Bronze Medal in the Total with 218kg. M+94kg The last competition to close the 2017 IWF Youth World Championships Bangkok, Thailand was the Men’s +94kg bodyweight category. We could witness great lifts - even though the results couldn’t come close to the current Youth World Records. In the Snatch, KUROUSKI Kanstantsin (BLR) won the first medal for Belarus and secured himself a 9kg advantage before starting the Clean and Jerk. Starting at 185kg, he then lifted 191kg and 195kg. His 165kg Snatch helped him to keep his leading position, as he could still stand on the first place of the podium being with his third place in the Clean and Jerk. Silver Medallist in the Snatch with 156kg, ROSHANI Mohammadreza (IRI) came out for his first Clean and Jerk attempt at 191kg. He then jumped up to 205kg but the weight proved to be too heavy. His Total of 347kg was still enough for the Bronze Medal. GOGICHAEV Dmitrii (RUS) came up second and won a Bronze and two Silver Medals with 155kg, 197kg and 352kg. With such young and talented athletes, the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires are to be
Pan-America entered the medal tally with Gold
W69kg Hitting high numbers, three athletes came out in the Snatch after everyone else. They did the exact same in the Clean and Jerk. The competition for the medals in the Snatch started with the 86kg lift of KUZGANBAYEVA Karina (KAZ) going for three good attempts and ending third with 94kg. Pan-American athletes RIVAS MOSQUERA Valeria (COL) and PALACIOS DAJOMES Angie Paola (ECU) reached higher numbers. RIVAS went up to 95kg while PALACIOS took 100kg. They were the major contenders for the Gold Medal and kept their position all along the Clean and Jerk and Total in the exact same order. PALACIOS DAJOMES Angie Paola (ECU) was the only one with 6 good lifts and showed an impressive technique. RIVAS MOSQUERA Valeria (COL) ended second with a Total of 209kg while KUZGANBAYEVA Karina (KAZ) finished third with 207kg. M85kg The Snatch competition was an easy win for the Polish lifter ADAMUS Bartolomiej Stefan (POL). Ranking 6th at the 2016 IWF Youth World Championships with a Total of 290kg in the 77kg bodyweight category, he improved his Snatch by 13kg reaching 143kg here in Bangkok. Silver Medallist in the Snatch, BAKICI Tolga (TUR) was weaker in the Clean and Jerk and only got to a Total of 301kg and couldn’t get close to the podium. The Clean and Jerk competition determined the final ranking and the leading position of ADAMUS became compromised after lifts from ANTROPOV, AL AJMI and PAPI. His 6 good lifts - last Clean and Jerk being 175kg - brought him a Silver just like his Total of 318kg. ANTROPOV Artyom (KAZ) only 7th at the last year’s Youth World Championships with 309kg improved his Total by 14kg and reached the highest step of the podium winning the Gold twice - in the Clean and Jerk with 185kg and Total with 323kg. Third place went to PAPI Mahdi (IRI). Missing a Snatch (134kg) and ranking 7th, he came back for 3 good lifts in the Clean and Jerk ranking 4th. With his Total of 304kg he won the Bronze in the Total. The Clean and Jerk result of the Omani lifter AL AJMI Murshid Mohamed Murshid (OMA) deserves a special mention. Ranking 13th in the Snatch, he got a Bronze Medal in the Clean and Jerk with 173kg. W75kg Securing a 1kg advantage in the Snatch, PASTUKHOVA Olga (KAZ) came out for her first lift in the Clean and Jerk at 110kg securing herself a Total. Winning three Gold Medals, she came out for her second and third attempts without any pressure for medals. Lifting 115kg with ease, she did the same with 120kg. Her Total of 211kg couldn’t be equaled. Tension was on between the Uzbek and Mexican lifters fighting for the Silver. AKHMADOVA Gulnoza (UZB) was 13 when participating in her first Youth World Championships in 2013 where she ended 25th. Her major contender was GUTIERREZ LOPEZ Angela Yazmin (MEX) having only a 1kg advantage after the Snatch. AKHMADOVA making 108kg a good lift ended second with a Total of 197kg leaving third place to GUTIERREZ
