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LOPEZ LOPEZ Yeison – Record holder in the Snatch, Clean and Jerk and Total

W58kg 2015 Youth World Champion DAENGSRI Nawaporn (THA) started the Snatch with a Gold. Lifting 97kg and winning by bodyweight over OU Lingli (CHN), she couldn’t keep the lead in the Clean and Jerk. Celebrating her Birthday today on the competition platform, the 18 year old lifter ending with 211kg was awarded the Silver in the Total. OU however proved to be undefeatable in the Clean and Jerk where she only came out for her first lift right after all the other competitors took their attempts. With 120kg and a Total of 217kg she was awarded the Gold. With 95kg Snatch - 112kg in the Clean and Jerk - 207kg in the Total, NABIEVA Muattar (UZB) was the third lifter to end above 200kg. Having a stable third place she won three Bronze for Uzbekistan. M77kg Second athlete to set new Youth World Records at the 2016 IWF Junior World Championships Tbilisi, GEO is the Colombian lifter LOPEZ LOPEZ Yeison (COL)! The Junior and Youth Pan-American Champion as well as 2015 Youth World Champion set a new Youth World Record in the Snatch with 156kg, one in the Clean and Jerk with 190kg and two in the Total – first setting it at 341kg and then raising it to an impressive 346kg. LOPEZ LOPEZ was unstoppable! No other athlete could even get close to his results. IARKIN Viacheslav (RUS) Silver Medallist at the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games with 294kg made it also Silver here in Tbilisi with 333kg. RODALLEGAS CARVAJAL Brayan Santiago (COL) Pan-American Youth Champion twice made it to the podium with a Bronze in the Snatch – a 5th place in the Clean and Jerk and a Total of 331kg. KHUDAYBERGANOV Shakhzod (UZB) managed to grab a Silver in the Clean and Jerk while ZHOU Yukun (CHN) took the Clean and Jerk

FIRST YOUTH WORLD RECORDS – CUMMINGS JR Clarence (USA)

W53kg Two Silver worth Gold Even though she was awarded two silver medals – in the Snatch and the Clean and Jerk – the Chinese lifter YU Linglong won the Gold in the Total with 206kg. Youth World Champion in 2013, she Snatched 91kg – 1kg less than KOHA Rebeka (LAT), bronze medallist at the 2016 European World Championships. All three bronze medals went to KAEWKHONG Supattra (THA), winning by bodyweight over KOHA ending with the same Total of 195kg. In the Clean and Jerk, PAKKARATHA Rattanaphon (THA), Youth Olympic Champion in 2014, attempted 122kg to grab the gold, but failed to lift it. She ended 5kg behind the 15 year old YU Linglong (CHN). M69kg The thing to be remembered about the Men’s 69kg are the 3 new Youth World Records set by CUMMUNGS JR Clarence (USA)! Celebrating his birthday on 6 June 2016, the 16 years old CUMMINGS has reasons to celebrate. Ranked 4th in the Snatch with 137kg, he set the new Youth World Record in the Clean and Jerk twice. First at 175kg and second time at 180kg. The 3rd new Youth World Record was set in the Total – 317kg! This impressive result allowed him to stand on the top of the podium to get his well-deserved Gold Medal. Second and third place was awarded to Japan. KONNAI Mitsunori (JPN) MIYAMOTO Masanori (JPN) both ended with 305kg and lighter bodyweight determined the color of the medal between the two. KONNAI got Silver while MIYAMOTO got bronze. OKYAY Ahmet Turan (TUR) ending also on 305kg was the heavier than the two Japanese, and MOSQUERA LOZANO Jose David with 302kg finished 5th. YU Linglong (CHN) - You had fantastic debut. To whom would you dedicate your victory? I am very happy. When I won the Youth World Championships in Tashkent with a Total of 172kg and today I ended with 206kg. I am glad about this progress and I dedicate my victory to my coach, family and country of course. -Today you won in a much pressured competition. How would you rate your opponent? My opponent from Thailand is very strong. Today I defeated her because I was more concentrated. Otherwise it would have been a more difficult task. - How does it feel to become Junior World Champion? I can’t compare this feeling to anything else. It’s like a dream.   CUMMUNGS JR Clarence (USA) - How does it feel to lift 180kg? I am excited and happy. I could both win and break the record, this is a fantastic feeling. - You ever thought about breaking the world record before coming to Tbilisi? Yes I did, because I have lifted this weight already and I am happy I could repeat it once again. - How did you prepare for this competition, how was your preparation like? I didn’t train specially for this tournament. I usually worked out following the long term program with my coach and it appeared enough for achieving this result. - You are only 16 years old and broke the Youth World Record. What about your plans. I am planning to compete on Olympic Games and represent my country with success. I also hope I will be able to break more world records in future. - What do you think, how will your team mates welcome you home? I think they will meet me as a hero, who deserved his win. -I believe Tbilisi will be an unforgettable city for you. Do you enjoy the competitions and tell us what do you think about the country? Actually, this is the best country I have ever been and now it became part of history for me. I like the competitions very much

Gold for Thailand and China

W48kg Tbilisi crowned the first Junior World Champion in the Women’s 48kg bodyweight category SUKCHAROEN Thunya (THA) whose last Youth bronze medal goes back to 2013. Competition was tough as she ended silver in the Snatch because of bodyweight. Lifting the same 86kg as the Chinese JIANG Huihua, she managed to defeat her challenger in the Clean and Jerk. JIANG – 2015 Junior World Champion as well as 2015 World Champion – had 6 good attempts although in the Clean and Jerk she ended with 107kg. Her Total of 193kg only ranked her second as SUKCHAROEN – also 6 good lifts – made it 194g. Three bronze medals were awarded to LONG Xiaoqun, 2010 Youth Asian Champion. M62kg China made it to the top of the podium! A Gold and a Bronze won today in the Men’s 62kg bodyweight category. Easy win in the Snatch with 137kg MO Yongxiang (CHN) just like in the Clean and Jerk with 170kg. With his Total of 307kg – he won the Gold with 16kg more than last year’s winner PAK Jong Ju (PRK). MENG Cheng (CHN), Junior World Champion last year in the 56kg ended behind PAK. Moving up this year, had only 2 successful attempts – last one in the Snatch (130kg) and last one in the Clean and Jerk (154kg). SUKCHAROEN Thunya (THA) “Winning the battle is double satisfaction” - How do you feel about winning the champion’s title? I’m full of energy, very glad and happy. - On the first day, another Thai weightlifter celebrated his VICTORY, today it’s you. Is Tbilisi is lucky city for Thailand? You are right, I’m proud that I and my compatriot presented our country such a good performance. - You have won gold in a pretty tense battle… The two Chinese weightlifters were serious competitors, winning the gold in such tense battle is double satisfaction. - Was this result your private record? Yes, I improved my best result with 2kg. - What do you think about the organization of the championships? The organization is wonderful, local people are amazing, overall we are very pleased. MO Yongxiang (CHN) “I WILL BEAT THE WORLD RECORD IN SEVERAL YEARS” - Congratulations on winning the Gold. You took an advantage of 16kg over the silver medallist. Were you expecting such a great result? Honestly, I wasn’t expecting this, but I was concentrated and did my best and I am happy that it was enough to win the gold medal. - What do you think about your opponents? Opponents were very strong, but I always work hard on myself.  I am glad that my hard work was appreciated and I won the gold. - Your Total was 307kg. Is it your best result? Yes, it’s my own record and I am happy that it helped me to win the first place today. - You were so near to world record. Why didn’t you give it a try? Today I wasn’t ready for this, but I hope in several years I will be able to beat the world record. - Wish you success in your career. Are you satisfied with the competition and Tbilisi? I like being here very much, the atmosphere which is present in your city is great. I thank the Georgian Weightlifting Federation for organizing such a great

Thailand’s MINGMOON first Junior World Champion in 2016

M56kg Men’s 56kg bodyweight category marked the start of the 2016 IWF Junior World Championships Tbilisi, GEO. The field where 10 competitors were entered was dominated by THA MINGMOON Witoon with a huge advantage of 29kg. 4th place last year at the Junior World Championships and 7th place in Houston, MINGMOON Snatched 115kg and ended with an impressive 150kg Clean and Jerk. His Total of 265kg is far beyond the Junior World Record hold by THACH Kim Tuan (VIA), but still way beyond the result of 236kg of FERRUZOLA ALAVA Rafael Patricio (ECU) – Silver medal winner. Third place SENOO Yuya (JPN) had 6 good lifts ending with 98-135-233kg. MINGMOON ,, I am very happy of being here. I like Georgian people and atmosphere which is created here. It’s my third world championship. I got silver medal in Poland and I am glad that I could get gold medal in Tbilisi. Today’s result isn’t my limit. My own record in jerk is near 160kg, but I was little bit excited today and it affected my performance, and I couldn’t break

IWF Congress

The IWF Congress in Tbilisi, GEO was held in presence of 120 delegates representing 48 Member Federations. After receiving a detailed report on Anti-Doping related matters, the Congress delegates expressed their support to the strong stance of the IWF Executive Board in this field. Burundi was ratified as 192nd IWF Member Federation by the IWF Congress. Pedro Meloni, Rio 2016 Weightlifting Sport Manager reported on good progress and advanced stage of preparation in weightlifting at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and assured the Congress delegates that the weightlifting competitions will not be affected by budget cuts or the reduction of the level of services. Rio 2016 will deliver weightlifting competitions according to the IWF TCRR while reforming the external perception of the “look and feel” experience, broadcasting and sports presentation. The Congress approved the Financial Statement of 2015 presented by the IWF Financial Advisor and the 2016 Budget as well as the Auditor’s Report for the year 2015 presented by KPMG. The IWF Congress endorsed the 8th bodyweight category for Women. The 2016 IWF Junior World Championships Tbilisi, GEO will kick off tomorrow. According to the Start Book, 250 athletes from 47 countries (110 Woman from 36 countries - 140 Man from 39 countries) will participate. It is the 1st time ever that Technical Officials’ groupings at a World Championships are reaching a 50% male and 50% female representation. Importantly, the message weightlifting wants to convey is that for Youth and Junior World Championships we want to see younger Technical Officials being

Second day of the IWF Executive Board meeting in Tbilisi

IWF Development Program The IWF continues its ambitious Development Program on 5 continents through financing technical help, education programs and trainings – seminars Rio 2016 Pedro Meloni, Rio 2016 Weightlifting Sport Manager reported on good progress and advanced stage of preparation in weightlifting at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games 2018 IWF Junior World Championships Choosing among five strong candidates, the IWF Executive Board allocated the hosting right of the 2018 Junior World Championships to Pyongyang, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea New Member Federation The IWF Executive Board affiliated Burundi as 192nd Member Federation Quota reallocation The IWF Executive Board voted in principle about the reallocation of 8 Men 11 Women Quota places available (subject to the approval of the IOC). In order be fair and keep the balance between continents; considering ranking, universality and countries’ representation, (according to the current standing – subject to changes) the redistribution is as follows: Africa: KEN (M) / MAR (W) MRI (W) Asia: QAT (M) SRI (M) / IRQ (W) UAE (W) Europe: GRE (M) ISR (M) / FIN (W) LAT (W) SWE (W) Oceania: NRU (M) / SOL (W) Pan-America: CHI (M) GUA (M) / ARG (W) PER (W) URU (W) Finance The IWF Executive Board approved Financial Report on 2015 and the Budget for 2016 as well as defined main financial strategies for the coming period Good Governance As discussed and accepted by the ASOIF at its General Assembly, the key governance principles and basic indicators were endorsed and practically applied by the IWF Executive Board in their activities and decision making 8th Women bodyweight category According to the IOC Agenda 2020, the IWF Executive Board is fully committed to reach gender equality by introducing an additional bodyweight category for women in order to achieve 8 for Women that would equal the 8 already existing for Men THE IWF EXECUTIVE BOARD WISHED A HAPPY OLYMPIC