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Happy Birthday to Kakhi Kakhiashvili

2018 Friday 13th  is a rather lucky day: one of the most prominent weightlifters of all time, Kakhi Kakhiashvili is celebrating his birthday today! The three times Olympic Champion Georgian legend, who is currently the President the Georgian Weightlifting Federation, won his first Olympic Gold Medal at the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games, as part of the post-Soviet Unified Team, in the 90kg bodyweight category. He won the next two Gold Medals representing Greece at the Atlanta 1996 Games in the 99kg bodyweight category, and in Sydney in the 94kg category. He was born on July 13, 1969, in Tsinvali and still achieved remarkable results while competing under the Georgian flag. He became European Champion in 1993 and won a Silver Medal at the World Championships. He won three World Championships (1995, 1998, 1999) and stood up several World Records which of some were not beaten for 18 years. After retiring from his sports career, he did a lot for the recognition of the Georgian weightlifting in his country and made significant contribution to upgrade weightlifting as a successful sport and earn international recognition.  He didn't achieve his results only as an athlete or coach, but as a highly respected sport diplomat while he is now the President of the Weightlifting Federation of Georgia - working tirelessly for the sport. Kakhi Kakhiashvili was inducted to the IWF Hall of Fame in 2010. Under his leadership, Tbilisi, Georgia could host major international events such as the 2015 European Championships and the 2016 IWF Junior World Championships.  Last May, he demonstrated again his great organizing skills as mainly it is his merit that the Georgian Capital hosted the IWF Lifter of the Year Gala. Happy Birthday to Kakhi

Qatari ELBAKH proved to be the best

On Day 6 at the 2018 IWF Junior World Championships, the platform gave place to a two-man trial between ELBAKH Fares Ibrahim E. H. (QAT) 2017 Junior World Champion and RIVAS MOSQUERA Jhonatan (COL), who finished 5th at the same competition. Both athletes moved up a bodyweight category from 85kg to 94kg. During the Snatch, both of them came out at the same starting weight of 163kg. And right after that, the tactical fight with raising weights began. ELBAKH’s next attempt was 167kg which RIVAS answered with 168kg. At last, the Columbian came out as the winner with 171kg, while ELBAKH stayed behind with 170kg. BABAKYAN Samvel, 4th at the 2015 European Youth Championships in the Men’s 77kg bodyweight category won the Bronze in the Snatch lifting 160kg. In the Clean and Jerk, he only managed to reach 201kg, resulting in a Bronze Medal in the Total with 361kg. The Clean and Jerk didn’t much hope to ELBAKH’s rivals. RIVAS made 203kg while ELBAKH’s starting weight was 205kg. He raised the bar to 215kg and made it a good lift. ELBAKH won with a Total of 385kg, eleven kilograms more than RIVAS. MOTAMEDI SEDEH Rasoul (IRI) being only the 9th in the Snatch, ended up third in Clean and Jerk with his 202kg lift, taking the 4th place in the

DAJOMES became three times Junior World Champion

DAJOMES BARRERA Neisi Patricia (ECU), highly experienced lifter for her fairly young age (20-year-old) excelled once again. Silver Medallist 2017 IWF World Championships, she became Junior World Champion for the third time in a row. Only DAJOMES lifted over 100kg in the Snatch and with 105kg she got her first Gold here in Tashkent. ALWINE Meredith Leigh (USA), despite having three good lifts, was left 6kg behind at 99kg, while the 2018 Asian Junior Champion, 16 years old JABBOROVA Tursuno (UZB) lifted 96kg. ALWINE only had one good lift in the Clean and Jerk at 121kg. That was still enough for the second place and she won the Silver Medal with a Total of 220kg. She was 7th on the occasion of the 2017 World Championships and competed in a lower bodyweight category. The other 16 years old in the bodyweight category, NARIN Dilara, who was 5th at the Junior European Championship won the Bronze Medal with 118kg, ranking 4th in the Total. JABBOROVA stood on the third podium, with a 116kg Clean and Jerk, 212kg Total. DAJOMES secured the Gold Medal with her first lift at 128kg then went up to 134 and 140kg. With 6 perfect attempts and a Total of 255kg, she achieved her best-registered result so far, defeating ALWINE by

Olympic Games Bronze Medallist AHMED is Junior World Champion

Fulfilling the predictions, the Egyptian 2016 Olympic Games Bronze Medallist AHMED Sara Samir Elsayed Mohamed won all Golds in the women 69kg bodyweight category with a huge advantage. The 20-year-old AHMED won the Junior World Champion title after again after a first success in 2015. Three years ago, she won with 232kg, while this time she lifted 238kg. The best of her career is 255kg Total at the Rio Olympic Games. After starting at 100kg, she went up to 105kg. Even if she failed her attempt at 107kg, she secured a 5kg advantage over her rival, VIBERT Katherine Elizabeth (USA). The Bronze Medal in the Snatch went to ESCOBAR AGUIRRE Hellen Andrea (COL). The ranking didn’t change during the Clean and Jerk, ESCOBAR reached 124kg, while VIBERT, having three good lifts and 1kg advantage became the Silver Medallist. AHMED Clean and Jerked 133kg and won the competition lifting 13kg more than

Georgian victory

DAVITADZE Revaz (GEO) Junior World Champion in 2017 and 2018 European Champion waited until all the other athletes competing in the Men’s 85kg bodyweight category took their lifts in the Snatch, and it is only then that he came out to win the Gold Medal with his first lift at 160 kg. He also had a successful one at 164kg. There was a close competition between the 2016 Junior and Youth World Champion, ALI Ahmed Sayed Ashour (EGY) and 2017 European Youth Champion ADAMUS Bartlomiej Stefan from Poland for the second place, but after all, ALI managed to lift one kilogram more and got the Silver with 159kg. In the Clean and Jerk, after being 9th in the Snatch, MAURUS Harrison James (USA) 2017 Youth World Champion and Bronze Medallist at the 2017 IWF World Championships proved to be the best with three good lift, 190kg, 194kg and 198kg. That resulted in a Bronze Medal in the Total. ALI’s 190kg Clean and Jerk got him the Bronze Medal and the Silver for his Total of 350kg. DAVITADZE came second in Clean and Jerk with 192 kg, and besides the Gold Medal in the Snatch, he got to the first place in the Total as well defeating all the other athletes with an impressive

Three Gold Medals for SUHAREVS Ritvars

Only one day after the triumph of KOHA Rebeka, Latvia can celebrate the overwhelming victory SUHAREVS Ritvars (LAT) in the Men’s 77kg bodyweight category. On the fourth competition day of the 2018 IWF Junior World Championships, the 2017 European Junior World Champion SUHAREVS came out quite late in the Snatch with a starting weight of 148kg. He continued to raise the bar to 152kf first and 156kg – both being good lifts. He secured a 7kg advantage compared to SOLTANI Hossein (IRI) ending the Snatch on 149kg. Asian Junior Champion in 2018, SOLTANI got the Silver Medal. Third place was awarded to ARTMUYATOV Gayrat (UZB) followed closely by HARUTYUNYAN Rafik (ARM) ending 4th. HARUTYUNYAN ended 10th at the 2017 Juniors was confident in the Clean and Jerk. With 179kg, he ended second – just 1kg behind SUHAREVS. With his Total of 324kg, he took the Bronze Medal. SOLTANI Hossein (IRI), went for a third attempt at 177kg and made it a good lift after missing his second one in the Clean and Jerk (176kg). He won a Bronze Medal and a Silver in the Total with