Turkmen weightlifter Shahzadbek Matyakubov has won a bronze medal in the up to 110 kg weight category at the World Weightlifting Championships in Ningbo, China.
Matyakubov achieved a total of 417 kg, lifting 187 kg in the snatch and 230 kg in the clean and jerk.
The gold medal went to Akbar Djuraev of Uzbekistan with a total of 432 kg (198+234). He set world records in the snatch and the total. Silver was won by Alireza Nasiri of Iran with 418 kg (185+233).
Matyakubov's success brought Turkmenistan its first medal at the World Championships in Ningbo.
Earlier at the World Championships, 16-year-old Turkmen weightlifter Shabnam Kerimbaeva set two youth world records in the up to 57 kg weight category. She finished the competition in fifth place. Another representative of Turkmenistan, 18-year-old Didarbek Jumabayev, set three junior world records in the up to 75 kg weight category, but finished the competition in seventh place.
The World Championships in Ningbo will conclude on 8 November. Turkmenistan is represented at the tournament by ten athletes.
