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Armenian Gold in men's 77 kg

In men's 77kg MARTIROSYAN Tigran Gevorg (ARM) kept until the end his 3kg advantage performed during his third attempt in Snatch and finished first in Total with 373kg. In Clean & Jerk the Chinese lifter LU Xiaojun proved to be strong enough to ensure himself the Gold medal next to his two silvers gained in Snatch and in Total. YEHIA Tarek (EGY) easily managed to keep his bronze medals ahead of ROSTAMI Kianoush (IRI) who nevertheless succeeded in taking the third place in

Armenian Gold in men’s 77 kg

In men's 77kg MARTIROSYAN Tigran Gevorg (ARM) kept until the end his 3kg advantage performed during his third attempt in Snatch and finished first in Total with 373kg. In Clean & Jerk the Chinese lifter LU Xiaojun proved to be strong enough to ensure himself the Gold medal next to his two silvers gained in Snatch and in Total. YEHIA Tarek (EGY) easily managed to keep his bronze medals ahead of ROSTAMI Kianoush (IRI) who nevertheless succeeded in taking the third place in

CWF confident Delhi 2010 Games will be successful despite alarming news

The Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation, in its latest newsletter signed by Secretary General Paul Coffa, expresses confidence in the success of the 2010 Commonwealth Games despite some alarming news recently coming from Delhi, India. As it is known, reports went around the world about the falling of the false roof of the new weightlifting hall and unsatisfactory conditions in the athletes' village. However, teams from the Commonwealth countries are now arriving in Delhi and everything seems to be under control and progressing. Read the CWF newsletter about the forecasts in weightlifting.

Kazakh-Russian Podium

On the 21st of September, in women's 75kg no one managed to be just as good as PODOBEDOVA Svetlana (KAZ) who couldn't be dethroned. World Champion in 2009, she now won the 3 gold medals after performing serial good lifts. During a stressful tactical fight the Russian lifter ZABOLOTNAYA Svetlana broke PODOBEDOVA's World Records in both Snatch and Clean & Jerk taking leading position, but with a high technical superiority and grim determination the Kazakh athlete took the leading position back by not only breaking these previous records but also by setting a new one in Total with 295kg. ZABOLOTNAYA Svetlana won two silvers in Snatch and in Total, while her compatriot EVSTYUKHINA Nadezda got two bronze and supplanted her from the second place in Clean &

Group A women's 69kg

In women's 69kg category competition has been balanced from beginning until the end. The podium where winners stood up to take their medals over stayed unaltered. SHIMKOVA Svetlana from Russia managed to take the first place in Snatch, Clean & Jerk and in Total. Silver medal went to KANG Yue (CHN), and DALUYAN Meline (ARM) took the bronze

Group A women’s 69kg

In women's 69kg category competition has been balanced from beginning until the end. The podium where winners stood up to take their medals over stayed unaltered. SHIMKOVA Svetlana from Russia managed to take the first place in Snatch, Clean & Jerk and in Total. Silver medal went to KANG Yue (CHN), and DALUYAN Meline (ARM) took the bronze