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Day 7 – 2021 IWF Youth World Championships

The seventh day of the competition in Jeddah continued with a great atmosphere and the youngest lifters continued demonstrating the bright future of the sport. On this day there were two weight categories: the Women 81 kg and the Men 102 kg. Women 81 kg Category In Snatch, Mairyn Vanessa Hernandez Lizarraga (MEX) set an entry of 86 kg. She increased her number to 89 kg on the 2nd attempt and to 92 kg on her 3rd attempt. With this third lift, she was able to win the Gold medal and she was one of the two lifters who did 3 good lifts. The Silver medal went to the Georgian Natia Gadelia who also lifted three good lifts with the last one being a 91 kg one. The Bronze medal went Yekta Jamali Galeh from Iran with a second lift of 90 kg after failing her third attempt of 93 kg. In C&J the numbers between lifters were very close. 4 lifters of 6 participants began with lifts of 107 kg and 108 kg. It was finally the Georgian Natia Gadelia who exceeded the others on her third attempt (117 kg) and therefore took the Gold. Both of her direct competitors tried to lift more than her on their third attempt (119 kg) but both failed to do so. Yekta Jamali Galeh from Iran won the Silver medal with a 115 kg C&J and finally, the Bronze went to the Russian Daria Meshcheriakova who lifted 114 kg. The podium of the total results repeated the names of the C&J. Gold went to the Georgian Natia Gadelia with 208 kg, the Silver to Yekta Jamali Galeh from Iran with 205 kg, and finally the Bronze to Daria Meshcheriakova from Russia with 201 kg. Men 102 kg Category The Men’s 102 kg category began at 5PM local time with just 5 participants. The favourite of the category was the Kazakh Rakhat Bekbolat who currently holds the Youth and Junior World Record in Clean&Jerk and the Youth World Record in Total in this bodyweight category. In Snatch he lifted 155 kg on his last attempt and won the Gold. Taner Caglar from Turkey got the Silver with a 152 kg Snatch and the Bronze medal went to the Polish Szymon Ziolkowski who lifted 151 kg on his 3rd attempt. In C&J, Bekbolat had a clear advantage over the others.  He began with a first attempt of 185 kg, 14 kg higher than his closest competitor. He finally won the Gold medal with a 200 kg lift which also easily earned him the Gold medal in the Total. Ammar Rubaiawi Ali from Iraq took the Silver with lifts of 170kg, 180kg, and 185kg. To finish the last session of the day, the third medal, the Bronze, was won by Taner Caglar from Turkey with a third C&J of 185 kg, with the same weight as Rubaiawi Ali but Caglar lifted it later. Overall, Rakhat Bekbolat (KAZ) took the Gold medal with a total of 355 kg. Taner Caglar (TUR) got a Total of 337 kg and won the Silver. Finally, Ammar Rubaiawi Ali (IRQ) won the Bronze with 334 kg. Tomorrow the program will continue with the heaviest categories: the Women +81kg and the Men +102kg

Day 6 – 2021 IWF Youth World Championships

The competiton on the sixth day in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, continued with the Women 76 kg and Men 96 kg categories. Women 76 kg Category The competition started in the afternoon at 14:00 local time in Jeddah and first it was the women’s 76 kg turn. 7 women competed in this session and in Snatch the numbers were very close between athletes. The Mexican Angeles Cruz Hernandez began her three attempts with 83 kg on the bar and the same number was chosen by Alyssa Marie Ballard from USA. Both of their first attempts were successful, but it was then when the Mexican began adding one kilogram more to the bar than her direct competitor. While Ballard from USA did three successful lifts of 83 kg, 86 kg and 89 kg, Cruz Hernandez did also three successful one of 83 kg, 87 kg and 90 kg winning the Gold at the end. Alyssa Marie Ballard won the Silver medal and the Bronze was won by the Russian Madina Kelekhsaeva with her third 88 kg Snatch. In the C&J, the three same lifters succeeded, this time the Russian Madina Kelekhsaeva won the Gold medal with a third lift of 117 kg. Alyssa Marie Ballard from USA got the Silver medal with a 115 kg Clean & Jerk after three successful attempts and finally, the Bronze medal was won by the Mexican Angeles Cruz Hernandez after a second attempt of 109 kg. She tried to lift 112 kg on her third lift but unfortunately it was a no lift. In the Total, Madina Kelekhsaeva (RUS) won the Gold with 205 kg, Alyssa Marie Ballard (USA) the Silver with 204 kg and Angeles Cruz Hernandez (MEX) with 199 kg completed the podium with winning the Bronze medal. Men 96kg Category In the M96 kg category, in Snatch, the Gold medal went to Kurbonmurod Nomozov (UZB) with a second lift of 153 kg. The Uzbek made sure he obtained the Gold medal during his second lift and once he did that he tried to lift a Youth World Record of 163 kg but he was unsuccessful in his attempt. Gurami Vekua (GEO) progressively made it to 148 kg after another two successful Snatches and thus to the Silver medal. Muhammed Emin Burun (TUR) lifted 147 kg and won the Bronze medal. The same scenario happened during the C&J when the Uzbek Nomozov ensured the Gold medal in Clean & Jerk with his second lift of 189 kg. After that, he tried the Youth World Record, 8 kg higher, but did not succeed. The Silver went to the Georgian Gurami Vekua once again with a second Clean & Jerk of 180 kg and finally, the Bronze medal went to Muhammed Emin Burun from Turkey who lifted three successful lifts the latest being a 179 kg one. In the Total table of the M96 kg category, Kurbonmurod Nomozov (UZB) finished with 342 kg and won the Gold, Gurami Vekua (GEO) got the Silver with 328 kg and Muhammed Emin Burun (TUR) with 326 kg in Total completed the podium with the Bronze

Day 5 – 2021 IWF Youth World Championships

The fifth day of the 2021 IWF Youth World Championships in Tashkent had 3 bodyweight categories in action, divided in Group As and Bs. The morning started at 10.00 local time with the Women 64 kg and Women 71 kg Group B. Later in the day the Group As competed and the platform saw the Women 64 kg, the Men 89 kg and the Women 71 kg categories with the latest one holding two Youth World Records in Snatch and Total, both won by Zarina Gusalova from Russia. Women 64 kg Category In Snatch, Monika Marach from Poland dominated the field in the women 64 kg category. Her numbers were the highest from the beginning and the she finished the first part of the session with a second successful lift of 92 kg. Even though she failed the last one (94 kg), the second Snatch was enough to get her the Gold medal. The Silver was won by her direct competitor Segura Grueso with a 88 kg lift and finally, the Bronze was won by Alana Skripko, from Russia, with a Snatch of 82 kg. In Clean & Jerk, the main competition was between Ingrid Vanesa Segura Grueso (COL) and Monika Marach (POL). At the end the Gold went to the Colombian with a third lift of 116 kg after another three successful lifts. The Polish got the Silver with 5 kg less, a 111 kg lift, and finally the Bronze went to Haley C Trinh with a C&J of 103 kg. In Total, Ingrid Vanesa Segura Grueso (COL) won the Gold of the Women 64 kg podium with a Total of 204 kg, Monika Marach (POL) got a Total of 203 kg, just a kilogram less than the Colombian, and therefore took the Silver and finally, Haley C Trinh (USA) won the Bronze with 184 kg. Men 89 kg Category High numbers were achieved during the Men 89 kg session. The difference between competitors was little, with Turkey in the first two spots for medals in Snatch. Hakan Kurnaz won the Gold medal with a Snatch of 149 kg, just one kilogram over his compatriot Enes Celik, who lifted 148 kg and won the Silver medal. Finally, Mikhail Podkorytov from Russia took the Bronze medal with a lift of 142 kg. In the C&J, the first spot was taken by Aleksandr Lazaryan from Armenia who performed strongly on the platform. He lifted the highest numbers from the beginning, and having ended up in 5th position in Snatch, this was a good surprise for everyone. His progression was stable with 172 kg on his first lift, 178 kg the second, and 182 kg on the final C&J that gave him the Gold. The Russian Podkorytov won another medal, this time a Silver, with a 180 kg C&J and ultimately, it was Hakan Kurnaz from Turkey who pulled off the Bronze medal with a 170 kg C&J, same weight that his teammate Celik had lifted, but after Kurnaz. The final Total medals of the M89 kg were: The Gold with a Total of 323 kg went to Aleksandr Lazaryan (ARM), the Silver to Mikhail Podkorytov (RUS) with lifts totaling 322 kg, and finally the Bronze was won by Hakan Kurnaz (TUR) with a total of 319 kg. Women 71 kg Category During the last Group A session of the day, W71 kg, we were blessed to see the 7th and 8th Youth World Records of the Championships, with the first of them happening when Zarina Gusalova (RUS) lifted a 103 kg Snatch, overpassing the World Standard Record and achieving the Snatch Gold. The Silver went to the Uzbek Nigora Suvonova with a progression of 86 kg, 89 kg and 92 kg, all successful attempts, and the Bronze medal went to Mia Deleslyn Rhodes from USA with a lift of 88 kg. During C&J we saw the second record of the day, again coming from the Russian Zarina Gusalova. She did a first lift of 115 kg to ensure the Total Gold and then proceeded to try a second C&J of 123 kg to achieve the Youth World Record. She did so and, as she had a third attempt left, she tried to beat a third Youth World Record in C&J this time with a lift of 127 kg but unfortunately failed. The Silver in C&J was again for the Uzbek Suvonova with a second lift of 114 kg, and the third spot and Bronze medal was for the other Uzbek, Sevinchoy Komilova with a 111 kg Clean & Jerk. In Total, Zarina Gusalova (RUS) achieved the Gold with 226 kg, Nigora Suvonova from Uzbekistan the Silver with 206 kg, and the Polish Martyna Dolega the Bronze medal with a 195 kg

Day 4 of the IWF Youth World Championships in Jeddah

The fourth day in Jeddah hosted the M73 kg, the W59 kg and M81 kg categories. The Weightlifting Platform bore the weight of the promising youth lifters who arrived at the Ritz Carlton in Jeddah in the morning to start with the first B groups at 10.00 AM local time. The Group As were left for the afternoon and the evening where we all could enjoy 3 very exciting competitions with close numbers in between participants, smart movements and even a royal visit. Men 73 kg Category In Snatch the competition was fiercely contested between the Uzbek Diyorbek Ermatov, the Russian Nikita Vagin and the Georgian Nikoloz Esartia. The three of them started with the same starting weight, 124 kg, and it was a surprise when the Uzbek ended up getting the Gold with a lift of 132 kg, as his second lift was 1 kg lower than the two other close competitors. The Silver in Snatch went to Nikita Vagin from Russia with a Snatch of 130 kg and finally, the Bronze medal went to Nikoloz Esartia from Georgia, who failed his third attempt of 131 kg, but still won the medal with his second one (128 kg). In C&J there was again a big competition as the numbers were close again. The Russian secured the Gold with his third lift of 161 kg after failing the second one of 160 kg. Silver went to Georgia’s Nikoloz Esartia with a second successful lift of 159 kg and Bronze went to Mark Lievanzov of Ukraine with a second Clean & Jerk of 158 kg after failing his third attempt of 164 kg. In Totals: Nikita Vagin (RUS) dominated with a total of 291 kg and took Gold, Nikoloz Esartia (GEO) won Silver with 287 kg and the Bronze went to Kilian Gallart Lechon (ESP) with a Total of 284 kg. Women 59 kg Category In Snatch the Colombian weightlifter Dubaney Sinisterra Angulo excelled in the category. She knew how to move around the three attempts smartly. Her attempts were as follows: 76-79-81 and finally she won the Gold. The other two medals went to the Thai girls in this group: the Silver medal to Parichat Kunnara with a Snatch of 80 kg and the Bronze for her teammate Arissara Raidee with a Snatch of 78 kg.  The Clean & Jerk session in 59 kg was the next and the Thai Parichat lifted 100 kg on her third attempt, which gave her the Gold medal after failing a second one of 98 kg. The Silver went to the Colombian Sinisterra Angulo who had the last lift of the session however decided to lift exactly the same number as the Thai, 100 kg. She preferred to ensure a good lift and a Gold in Total than a Gold medal in Clean&Jerk. The Bronze medal went to Seyedehghazaleh Hosseini from Iran who won the medal after Raidee from Thailand failed on her two last attempts. In Total, two medals went to two Thai weightlifters: the Silver to Parichat Kunnara with a 180 kg Total and the Bronze to Arissara Raidee with a 170 kg Total. However, the Gold medal was reserved for the Colombian Dubaney Sinisterra Angulo from Colombia with a 181 kg Total. Men 81 kg Category The day concluded with the Men 81 kg Group A. The Gold in Snatch went to the Alireza Abbaspoor from Iran, who had the best first attempt of 140 kg, felt confident with the second one with 143 kg, and finished off the Snatch with a 147 kg lift that easily won him the Gold. The Silver medal went to Dimitrii Shmarin (RUS) who tried twice for 142 kg and was successful on his last attempt. The Bronze went to Mukhammad Romanov from Russia with 141 kg. The session followed on with the Clean&Jerk and the same order was followed on the podium. Alireza Abbaspoor from Iran got the Gold with a third lift of 181 kg, Dimitrii Shmarin from Russia won the Silver achieving 168 kg on his third C&J attempt and finally, his teammate Mukhammad Romanov also from Russia won the Bronze with a lift of 164 kg. In Total, of course, the same order followed: Alireza Abbaspoor (IRI) won the Gold with 328 kg, Dimitrii Shmarin (RUS) the Silver with 310 kg, and Mukhammad Romanov (RUS) completed the podium and won a Bronze medal with a 305 kg in Total. During this session, we had a visit of His Highness Prince Fahad Bin Jalawi Alsaud, who was also a medal presenter in this

Day 3 – 2021 IWF Youth World Championships in Jeddah

The day started with the M67 kg Group B at 10AM local time, which was followed by the W49 kg, the M67 kg Group A and concluded with the W55 kg category where two more Youth World Records were added to the list! Women 49 kg Category In the opening of the Group, the Gold medal went to Karoll Dahyanne Lopez Alvarez (COL) with a lift of 73 kg. The initial strategy of the Colombian was the key to take advantage at the end of the first round. She started with 70 kg in the first attempt and then moved up to 73 KG in the second. Then she missed the third attempt of 74 but had the peace of mind of winning the Gold medal anyhow. Milana Kutiakina (RUS) progressively (68 - 71 - 73) reached the 73 kg lift just like the Colombian, but she got the Silver medal as she lifted it after the South American. Viktoria Barabanova (RUS) reached 72 kg to win the Bronze medal with her second attempt. In the third attempt she tried 74 kg but it was a no lift. (69 - 72- 74X). In the Clean & Jerk, Medine Bilicier (TUR) started with 89 kg, which was the same weight that Russian Milana Kutiakina choose as the starting weight. And not only that, because both women’s three lifts were the same (89 - 91- 93). The Turkish was the one who lifted them first therefore she got the Gold medal whereas Milana Kutiakina (RUS) got the Silver. Karoll Dahyanne Lopez Alvarez (COL) started with 85 kg in the first attempt and then increased to 88 kg winning the Bronze medal. In her third attempt she tried to reach 90 kg but could not make it. Her numbers were (85 - 88- 90X). In the Totals, Milana Kutiakina (RUS) finished with 166 kg, Medine Bilicier (TUR) with 165 kg and Karoll Dahyanne Lopez Alvarez (COL) with 161 kg. Men 67 kg Category In Snatch, Thailand's Weeraphon Wichuma decided to start with an initial weight of 121 kg. With his third attempt he reached the final 128 kg that allowed him to confirm the Gold medal. Venezuelan Reinner Josue Arango Mendez lifted 125 kg, good enough for him to take home the Silver medal after trying and failing to reach 127 kg in his last attempt. (120 - 125 - 127X). The podium was completed by Kolesnyk Serhii (UKR) with the lift of 121 kg in his only good lift of the three attempts. (120X - 121 - 126X). In C&J, 2 of the 3 great Snatch performances were repeated. Weeraphon Wichuma (THA) and Reinner Josue Arango Mendez (VEN) got Gold and Silver respectively in C&J. Wichuma started with 153 kg, 8 kg more than the Venezuelan. After making his first successful attempt, he increased to 160 kg in the second attempt but missed the 167 kg in the third one (153 - 160 - 167X). Arango Mendez had three good lifts with progressive marks that allowed him to reach 152 kg in his third attempt and therefore won the Silver medal in C&J as well (145 - 150 - 152). Thailand's Worrapot Nasuriwong joined his teammate on the podium after reaching 151 kg with his last attempt and beat Ukraine's Kolesnyk Serhii who missed the podium in C&J. In Total, the podium was completed with Weeraphon Wichuma from Thailand with 288 kg (GOLD) Reinner Josue Arango Mendez from Venezuela with 277 kg (SILVER) and Kolesnyk Serhii from Ukraine with 271 kg (BRONZE). Women 55 kg Category Finishing the evening, it was time for the last category of the day. A second day straight with Youth World Records. One of the Americans, Katharine Emily Estep, obtained not only the Snatch Youth World Record, but also the Total when she reached 198 kg after her last C&J attempt. Katharine Emily Estep (USA) won the Gold and the Youth World Record with lifts far superior to the other competitors. In the first attempt she lifted 80 kg, 5 kg more than her immediate pursuers first lift and then increased to 83 kg until she reached the 89 kg lift which won her the new Youth World Record in her category in Snatch (80 - 83 - 89). The Silver medal went to Ximena Fernanda Perez Leon (MEX) who snatched the medal from the other USA girl, Miranda Eleanor Ulrey. The Mexican’s third successful attempt of 78 kg won her the Silver medal which was just 1 kg higher than Ulrey’s. Her attempts were (75X - 75 - 78). The Bronze medal also went to the US, which team was very well represented in this category: Miranda Eleanor Ulrey (USA) was the first to manage 77 kg on her second attempt and that way she got to be on the podium. She tried to reach 79 kg in the last attempt but it was unsuccessful at the end (74 - 77 - 79X). As in the Snatch, Katharine Emily Estep (USA) took home the Gold medal and the second Youth World Record in the Total. In the first attempt of C&J, she started with 100 kg, increased to 105 kg in the second and crowned the category with the 109 kg that made the Total YWR happen. The audience, formed by technical officials, teams and judges were amazed by as she only began to lift when everyone else had finished their Clean and Jerks. The Silver medal this time went to Brazil's Julia Vieira Rodrigues who in the third lift reached 97 kg. Finally, the Bronze medal went to Ozoda Hojieva (UZB), who completed the podium after obtaining a lift of 95 kg in her second attempt. She went for the 98 kg on the third attempt but it was unsuccessful (92 - 95 – 98X). In Total Katharine Emily Estep (USA) won with 198 kg, Ozoda Hojieva (UZB) got the Silver with 172 kg and Ximena Fernanda Perez Leon (MEX) the Bronze with 171

Day 2 of the 2021 IWF Youth World Championships in Jeddah

Jeddah had a lot to offer on the second day of the 2021 IWF Youth World Championships. It was the second day of competition but the first day of records…And we saw not one but four of them! The second day was the day for the Men 61 kg Groups (A and B), the Men 55 kg and the Women 45 kg categories. The day concluded with the M61 KG, which category brought three new Youth World Records. Men 55 kg Category At 13:00, Jeddah time, the A sessions began. In Snatch, in case of the Gold there was no question: Satrio Adi Nugroho from Indonesia lifted 11 kg more than the Silver medallist. We also saw the first Youth World Record in Snatch with Satrio Adi Nugroho's amazing lift. The Silver medal went to the local Majed M. Kalitit Ali with a successful 100 kg third attempt after failing the second one. Patsaphong Thongsuk from Thailand won the Bronze medal with a 99 kg lift. In the C&J the Indonesian Nugroho surprised everyone when he was not able to lift a single successful lift. Adolfo Angel Tun Dzib from Mexico, who had not won a medal in Snatch won the Gold medal in C&J with a 125kg lift. Thailand's Thongsuk won the C&J’s Silver medal with a 124kg lift and the Bronze went to the Turkish lifter Ertugrul Secgin with a 123 kg Clean&Jerk. In Total, Patsaphong Thongsuk (THA) won the Gold medal with 223 kg, the Turkish Ertugrul Secgin won the Silver with a 221 kg Total and Majed M. Kalitit Ali (KSA) won the Bronze with 215 kg. Women 45 kg Category The day continued with the Women 45 kg category. In Snatch, Rose Jean Ramos (PHI) managed a lift 4 kg higher than her immediate rival, Spain's Ruth Sanchez Fuentefria. This allowed the Philipina to win the Gold medal in the discipline with three successful lifts (63 - 65 - 67). Ruth Sanchez Fuentefria (ESP) decided to start with an attempt  of 58 kg and progressively reach 63 kg in her third attempt which also gave her the possibility to get the Silver medal. (58 - 61 - 63).  Najla Khoirunnisa (INA) joined the podium with 62 kg as her best and only successful lift (62 - 65X - 66X). In Clean & Jerk, Poland's Weronika Oliwia Drzazga who was 6th in Snatch, won the Gold medal. Not only did she lift 5 kg more than her competitor Rose Jean Ramos (PHI) but even with her second valid attempt (81 kg) she could have taken the first place. After 3 successful lifts she secured the Gold on her third lift with the mark of 85 kg. (78-81-85). The Philipina took second place with her attempts being (78 - 80- 82X). The Bronze medal went to Najla Khoirunnisa (INA) with a lift of 80 kg as she lifted the 80kg later than Ramos. In C&J she could only make one valid lift out of three (80X - 80 - 83X). In the Total table the podium was as follows: Rose Jean Ramos (PHI) 147 kg, Weronika Oliwia Drzazga (POL) 143 kg and Najla Khoirunnisa (INA) 142 kg. Men 61 kg Category After the Women 45 kg Group A, it was the turn for the Men. This session brought excitement to the audience (teams and officials) and we could enjoy three Youth World Records in around an hour, one in each discipline. In Snatch, the Gold medal went to Kaan Kahriman from Turkey after accomplishing a 123 kg lift that not only got him the medal, but also the Snatch Youth World Record in his category. Silver went to Hampton Miller Morris of USA, who managed to lift 3 kg less, 120 kg. Finally, the Bronze went to Uzbekistan’s Khusinboy Matrasulov with a Snatch of 119 kg. In the Clean&Jerk, we could also enjoy a Youth World Record: Hampton Miller Morris (USA) lifted on his third attempt 156 kg going beyond his previous C&J YWR of 153 kg and with this he also achieved a Youth World Record in the Total and getting of course both Gold medals. The Silver in C&J went to the Mexican Herseleid Antonio Carrazco Cetz with a successful lift of 145 kg, and the Bronze medal went to Rafik Minasyan (ARM) with the third attempt of 144 kg. In Total, the Gold went to Hampton Miller Morris (USA) with the Total Youth World Record of 276 kg, the Silver to Kaan Kahriman (TUR) with a Total of 264 kg, and finally the Bronze to Herseleid Antonio Carrazco Cetz (MEX) who achieved a Total of 263