Turkmen weightlifter Bunyad Rashidov won gold in the snatch and bronze in the combined event at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Grand Prix Olympic qualifying tournament taking place in Doha (Qatar).

23 years old Rashidov achieved this success in the weight category up to 67 kg, in which 14 athletes were entered. The athlete showed a result of 298 kg (snatch – 141, clean and jerk – 157).

As a result, the Turkmen weightlifter was 2 kg behind the 2022 European champion Ivan Dimov (Bulgaria) and 19 kg behind the silver medalist of the XIX Summer Asian Games in Hangzhou Won Ju Ri (North Korea).

Turkmenistan is represented at this tournament by 13 weightlifters (9 men and 4 women). Today, in the men's weight category up to 81 kg, 23 years old Maksad Meredov and 20 years old Gagysyz Torayev will take to the platform.

The International Weightlifting Federation Grand Prix in Doha will end on December 14.

In the remaining days, the Turkmen national team will perform:

• December 10 – Shatlyk Shohradov (up to 89 kg),
• December 11 – Shahzadbek Matyakubov (up to 96 kg) and Polina Guryeva (up to 76 kg),
• December 12 – Davranbek Hasanbayev (up to 102 kg),
• December 13 – Anamjan Rustamova (up to 87 kg),
• December 14 – Hojamuhammet Toychiev (over 109 kg).