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Turkmen weightlifter Islam Akmyradov won a silver medal at the Youth World Weightlifting Championships in Peru. He achieved this success in the 96 kg weight category.
Akmyradov scored 316 kg in the combined total (141 kg in the snatch + 175 kg in the clean and jerk). The gold went to Armenia's Grigor Kazaryan - 330 kg (145 + 185). Bronze went to Indian athlete Parv Chaudhary - 315 kg (140 + 175).
Earlier at the Youth World Championships in Peru, Didarbek Jumabayev won silver in the 81 kg weight category, Kakamyrat Annamyradov became a silver medalist in the 73 kg weight category. Ogulshat Amanova won bronze in the clean and jerk event and took fourth place overall in the 55 kg weight category.