Turkmen athlete wins World Cup medals in weightlifting

Turkmen weightlifter Maksad Meredov won three silver medals at the World Cup in weightlifting held in Thailand. This is reported by the Internet publication "Turkmenistan: Golden Age".

Maqsad won medals in snatch, deadlift and total bodyweight category up to 81 kg. Eight athletes competed with him. In the snatch, the Turkmen athlete successfully coped with the weights of 142 and 146 kg, finishing the exercise in the second position. In the jerk, Maksad successfully realized two attempts - 175 and 182 kg. Having gained 336 kg in the sum of the two-weight lift, the Turkmen weightlifter was 13 kg ahead of the bronze medalist of the Grand Prix-2023 in Havana, Samuel Guertin (Canada), who finished in the top three, and 38 kg behind the winner Ri Jong Song (DPRK). The tournament will conclude in Phuket on April 11.