Shahzadbek Matyakubov Wins Bronze Medal at the Weightlifting World Championships
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At the Weightlifting World Championship held in Ningbo, People's Republic of China, Turkmen athlete Shahzadbek Matyakubov won a bronze medal in the 110 kg weight category with a total of 417 kg (187 kg in the snatch and 230 kg in the clean and jerk). Uzbek athlete Akbar Djuraev won gold in this category with a total of 432 kg, while Iranian Alireza Nasiri secured silver with 418 kg.
Young Turkmen athletes also set new youth world records during the competition. 16-year-old Shabnam Kerimbayeva (57 kg) set two youth world records with 89 kg in the snatch and a 201 kg total, placing 5th overall. Meanwhile, 18-year-old Didarbek Jumabayev (75 kg) set new youth world records in the snatch (152 kg), clean and jerk (188 kg), and total (340 kg), finishing in 7th place.
