Thailand returned from their doping-related absence to win both titles
on day two of the International Weightlifting Federation World
Championships in Tashkent in Uzbekistan.
Thailand returned from their doping-related absence to win both titles
on day two of the International Weightlifting Federation World
Championships in Tashkent in Uzbekistan.
Friday, 14 May 2021
The remarkable strength in depth of Chinese weightlifting was evident at the women’s National Championships - and for the first time in many months the athletes were watched by a live audience.
While China’s national team lifters were locked away in quarantine after their travels to Uzbekistan last month for the Asian Championships - a controversially unnecessary and costly journey - young talents who have never competed at senior international level were in world record form in Jiangshan.
Conversely, at the same time in Cali, Colombia there was a sad farewell for world record holder and Olympic champion Sohrab Moradi of Iran.