Three silvers at once: Adiletula flashed at the World Cup in China
Nurgisa Adiletuly brought the national team of Kazakhstan the first award of the World Weightlifting Championship in the Chinese Ningbo, the National Olympic Committee of Kazakhstan reports
In the jerk, Adiletula raised 182 kg, in a thrust of 217 kg, which in total gave 399 kg. In addition to the main award, he won two small silver medals, finishing second in each exercise.
The champion was Bulgarian Carlos Nasar with a score of 415 kg (185 + 230). The bronze was taken by Iranian Ali Alipoor, who gained 396 kg (181+215).
For Adiletula, this is not the first podium of the season. In September, he became a silver medalist of the Summer Asian Games in Japan's Aichi and Nagoya with a total of 394 kg (177 + 217). At the world championships, the athlete is also not a beginner: in 2022 he won silver in Bogota (Colombia), and in 2024 he became world champion in Manama (Bahrain).
In the category up to 85 kg, two more Kazakhstanis performed. Alexey Churkin stopped a step from the pedestal and took fourth place. He lifted 168 kg in a jerk and 210 kg in a push, gaining a total of 378 kg. Gold in this category was won by Egyptian Mohamed Abdelrahman Elsayed (390 kg), silver went to Colombian Yeyson Lopez (387 kg), bronze – Chinese Lei Jianqing (382 kg). Edige Emberda finished the tournament on the 16th position: his result was 355 kg (157+198).
