A ceremony was held in the Ashgabat Olympic city to honor the Turkmen athletes who won medals at the Junior World Weightlifting Championships in Mexico, reports the MIC.
Gaygysyz Torayev, Shahzadbek Matyakubov and Anamjan Rustamova were awarded medals of various denominations at the championship. The latter managed to set a new Asian record among juniors in the weight category up to 81 kg, lifting 104 kg in the snatch.
The winners of the youth championship were awarded certificates of honor and valuable prizes.
The Junior World Weightlifting Championships took place in Guadalajara from November 15 to 23. It brought together 229 weightlifters from 44 countries. Athletes competed for medals in twenty weight categories – ten each for boys and girls.
