The athlete from Turkmenistan Hojamuhammet Toychyyev won the third place in the Asian Weightlifting Championships.
Competitions were held in the Chinese city of Ningbo from April 20 to April 28, 2019. Continental Championship is a qualifying tournament for the Olympic Games in Tokyo.
The athlete performed in the weight category over 109 kilograms. In total, he won 421 kg, including 187 kg in a snatch and 234 kg in a clean & jerk. In addition, Toychyyev won the "small" bronze in the snatch.
According to the results of the total, Chen Shih-chieh from Taiwan took the second place (422 kg), the first - Ali Davoudi from Iran (432 kg).
