Turkmenistan Weightlifters Will Participate in 2026 World Championships
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Turkmenistan’s national weightlifting team will compete at the 91st World Weightlifting Championships, held from October 27 to November 8, 2026, in Ningbo, China.
Women: Ogulshat Amanova (53 kg), Shabnam Kerimbayeva (57 kg), Medine Amanova (69 kg), Gulalek Kakamyradova (77 kg), Anamjan Rustamova (86 kg).
Men: Didarbek Jumabayev (75 kg), Bektimur Reyimov(75 kg), Gaygysyz Torayev (85 kg), Rustem Annaberdiyev (95 kg), Shahzadbek Matyakubov (110 kg).
The competition in Ningbo will make history as the first World Championship conducted under the updated weight category system. The tournament schedule features a total of 16 sets of medals contested across8 weight categories for both men and women. This event also holds key importance as a qualifying tournament providing a direct pathway to the 2028Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles (USA).
