Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Uzbek weightlifter Akbar Djuraev won three gold medals at the World Weightlifting Championships in Ningbo, China, becoming the overall champion in the 110kg category.
The athlete set two world records, in the snatch and the total for the two lifts, the press service of Uzbekistan’s National Olympic Committee said.
Djuraev lifted 198kg in the snatch, breaking his own world record. He recorded 234kg in the clean and jerk, bringing his total to 432kg. The total was also a new world record.
The Uzbek athlete therefore won gold in the snatch, clean and jerk, and overall total, securing three gold medals.
His performance in Ningbo also earned Djuraev ranking points towards qualification for the 2028 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
