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First Gold Medal in 23 years for the USA as ROBLES claims victory

Bronze Medallist at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and reigning Pan-American champion ROBLES Sarah Elizabeth (USA) was the only lifter in the Women’s +90kg bodyweight category to end with three good lifts in the Snatch. She took her first Gold with 126kg. She was followed by HUBBARD Laurel (NZL) who missed her last lift at 127kg. With 119kg – 5kg behind HUBBARD, FISU World Champion and Pan-American Bronze Medallist MASCORRO OSUNA Tania Guadalupe (MEX) came up third. ROBLES started at 150kg for her first Clean and Jerk attempt and started her ascension to win all three Gold Medals. She ended 23 years of USA World Champion drought. She was flawless in her perfect 6-for-6 session, sweeping the podium with Gold medals in the Snatch, Clean & Jerk and Total. The last time an American woman won a World Championships was in 1994, when GOAD (BYRD) Robin won the Women's 53kg bodyweight category in Istanbul. "I just went out there and made my lifts," Robles told USA Weightlifting.org. "I felt really strong and I was so happy to do this in front of my mom, my teammates and my country." "The heaver the weights got, the easier the lifts looked," Sarah's personal coach, Tim Swords said about Robles' performance. "She's fast enough, she's mobile enough and she's strong enough. Those things added up to a world championship tonight." "Sarah has this unmistakable fierceness. Sarah has this look on her face that looks like she's going to tear the barbell in half," Team USA National Coach Mike Gattone said. "She made the weights and she made America proud." With three good lifts in the Clean and Jerk, HUBBARD Laurel (NZL) ended 4th, but managed to grab the second place on the podium and won Silver for her Total of 275kg. 4th place in the Snatch with 115kg and two missed attempts, HARIDY Shaimaa Ahmed Khalaf (EGY) came up second in the Clean and Jerk and won the Bronze in the

Women’s 90kg made its World Championships debut

The Women's 90kg bodyweight category made its world championships debut. HOTFRID Anastasiia (GEO), who won all three titles in the Women's 90kg at the 2017 European Junior & Under 23 Championships, became Georgia's first medal winner in women's weightlifting at the World Championships. The last athlete from Georgia to claim all three world titles in a single bodyweight category was ASANIDZE Georgi (Men's 85kg in 2001). HOTFRID ended with a 120kg Snatch, a 145kg Clean and Jerk and a Total of 265kg – 10kg more than Silver Medallist VALDES PARIS Maria Fernanda (CHI) ending with 255kg. SANTANA PEGUERO Crismery Dominga (DOM) won Snatch gold in the women's 90kg at the 2017 Pan-American Championships and she won a Silver medal here in Anaheim in the Snatch and two Bronze – in the Clean and Jerk and Total. The last medallist from Dominican Republic was CONTRERAS Yuderqui (DOM), who finished second in the Snatch in the Women's 53kg at the 2011 World

Second Gold for Iran as HASHEMI conquers the Men’s 105kg

Both HASHEMI Ali (IRI) and EFREMOV Ivan (UZB) missed their Snatch at 186kg leaving them with a 183kg good lift for the first and 182kg for the second. ARROYO VALDEZ Jorge David (ECU) made it third lifting 181kg in the B group. The Clean and Jerk changed the order as HASHEMI only made it third with 221kg behind SEO Huiyeop (KOR) and PLESNIEKS Arturs (LAT) both lifting 222kg. Missing his attempt at 228kg, SEO ended 4th in the Total leaving the third place to EFREMOV – ranking 5th at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. 7th place at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games HASHEMI Ali (IRI) won the Gold while reigning European Champion PLESNIEKS Arturs (LAT) won the Silver with 404kg and 402kg respectively. HASHEMI became the first world champions from Iran in this bodyweight category. BARARI Mohammadreza (IRI) is Iran's only medallist in the men's 105kg, claiming bronze in the Clean & Jerk in 2013. Iran has won a world title in four of the five highest Men's bodyweight categories, only missing a world title in the 105kg event – that is now

VALENTIN PEREZ Lydia (ESP) crowned World Champion

VALENTIN PEREZ Lydia (ESP) came out last to take her three consecutive attempts in the Snatch – all of them being good lifts. The three times Olympic Medallist (Silver in 2008, Gold in 2012 and Bronze in 2016) and reigning European Champion easily lifted 110kg followed by 115kg and finally 118kg. She secured her Total with a first Clean and Jerk at 130kg and went for 135kg and 140kg. With 6 good lifts, she finally became World Champion for the first time! Coming back from a 6th place in the Snatch, NAYO KETCHANKE Gaelle Verlaine (FRA) had a chance to take the silver medal in the Total from DAJOMES BARRERA Neisi Patricia (ECU), however she missed her last lift at 138kg. NAYO KETCHANKE won a Silver in the Clean and Jerk and a Bronze in the Total with 237kg. She became the first athlete from France to reach the podium in a women's event since 1996, when ISKIN Sylvie (FRA) took Snatch bronze in the +83kg and COMBLEZ Benedicte (FRA) finished in third place in the Snatch in the 64kg. With a Silver in the Snatch and a Bronze in the Clean and Jerk, DAJOMES BARRERA Neisi Patricia (ECU), Youth World Champion, twice Junior World Champion and reigning Pan-American Champion ended with the Silver Medal for her Total of 240kg. Bronze medallist in the Snatch MUNKHJANTSAN Ankhtsetseg (MGL) couldn’t secure a Total due to an

MORADI makes World Records fall

MORADI Sohrab (IRI) confident in the Snatch with three good lifts ended first with a 1kg advantage over SOBIROV Farkhodbek (UZB). SOBIROV couldn’t secure a Total and missed his three Clean and Jerk attempts. The first attempt of MORADI in the Clean and Jerk was 220kg so he went for the World Records with his second one. He set a New World Record in the Clean and Jerk with 233kg – breaking the previous one of KOLECKI Szymon (POL) being 232kg. He also broke his own Total World Record setting it to 417kg. An incredible Silver Medal for Qatar as ELBAKH Fares Ibrahim E. H. (QAT) lifted 220kg in the Clean and Jerk. Ranking only 11th in the Snatch with 1 successful lift, he couldn’t grab a medal in the Total where he finished 4th. Third place in the Snatch, DIDZBALIS Aurimas (LTU) ended 4th in the Clean and Jerk but his Total of 388kg was still enough for a Silver Medal! MOUSAVIJARAHI Seyedayoob (IRI) ended third with

Chile’s first ever medal is GOLD

MENDEZ PEREZ Arley (CHI) gave Chile its first ever medal at the World Championships. In 2015, Chile's best result was an 8th place in the Snatch in the Women's 75kg, by VALDES PARIS Maria Fernanda (CHI). He took a 1kg advantage over Olympic Champion ROSTAMI Kianoush (IRI) with 175kg. The Iranian lifter – having a knee injury – couldn’t secure a Total after missing his three attempts in the Clean and Jerk. MENDEZ PEREZ had only 1 successful attempt in the Clean and Jerk. After securing his gold with 203kg, he gave 214kg a try before attempting to break the World Record. Both of his attempts failed but he still stood on the highest place of the podium three times. ZWARYCZ Krzysztof Maciej (POL) won his second world championships medal. He took bronze in the Snatch in the 77kg bodyweight category in 2013. The only Polish lifter to claim medals in the 85kg is ZIELINSKI Adrian (POL), who won one world title, two silver and two bronze medals in 2010 and 2011. ZWARYCZ was 4th in the Snatch but with a Clean and Jerk of 197kg and a Total of 359kg he got two Silver Medals. The first result ever registered result of of 345kg at an IWF sanctioned event brought IMADOUCEINE Romain Jordan Sebastian (FRA) a Bronze Medal in the Clean and Jerk