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HERNANDEZ Yoelmis from Group B on the 3rd place of the podium!

ZIELINSKI Adrian (POL) displayed an explosive performance and won 3 medals including the gold in Total. After an unfortunate accident the Armenian lifter KHACHATRYAN Ara had his elbow seriously injured during his first attempt of Clean & Jerk. He was not able to continue the competition any more, there for his coach went up on stage to take over his gold medal for Snatch where he performed 175kg. YUFKIN Aleksey (RUS) won the bronze in Snatch, and managed to take the silver medal in Total with 380kg which was 3kg less than the Polish lifters result. Bulgaria won 2 medals while their athlete LAHUN Siarhei finished first in Clean & Jerk ahead HERNANDEZ Yoelmis (CUB) who stepped forward from Group B to the podium. The Chinese lifter LU Yong came out for one attempt in each practice because he is still recovering from a previous knee injury and wants to be ready for the upcoming Asian Games. Even though, his performance allowed him to win qualification points for his team while he finished 5th 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

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