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Thursday, 8 April 2021
Iryna Dekha of Ukraine took advantage of the absence of Lidia Valentin to win gold at the European Weightlifting Championships in Moscow and effectively confirm her place as Europe’s top qualifier in the women’s 76 kilograms for Tokyo 2020.
Valentin had a serious bout of gastroenteritis at the weekend and had to go to hospital rather than fly to Moscow.
It was a controversial success for Dekha, as the Russian teenager Iana Sotieva thought she had won by making her final clean and jerk of 137kg.
Sotieva, 18, the European youth champion, screamed and jumped with delight after hearing the buzzer but her effort was judged a no lift , presumably for a press out.