Altai athlete helped to set a world record at the championship in weightlifting
In India, on October 10, the world championship in weightlifting ended. As part of the Russian national team, an athlete from the Altai Territory Dmitry Shevelev also performed. At the competition, the Russian team set a world record.
As told in the press center of the Ministry of Sport of the Altai Territory, the competition was held in New Delhi. A pupil of the sports school of Pervomaisky district, master of sports of international class Dmitry Shevelev, according to the results of individual competitions, took silver, losing first place to his compatriot. He performed in the weight category of over 95 kg and in the exercise “long cycle” performed 84 weight lifts of 32 kg.
Also, the Altai athlete played in the team relay as part of the Russian national team. At the final stage, Shevelev completed 42 climbs. As a result, our team won gold medals, setting a new world record - 176 climbs.
Silver was taken by the national team of Uzbekistan, and the third place went to the team of India.
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