Topic: 2007 Senior Worlds News

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Stoitzov Wins First Gold for Bulgaria at Weightlifting World Champs

Ivan Stoitzov became the first Bulgarian to win gold at this year's world weightlifting championships in Thailand, storming to the top in the 77 kilograms category.

Stoitzov was sixth after the clean and jerk lift with 158 kilos, but was best in the snatch lift, winning with a total of 363 kilos.

His title win is the first weightlifting gold medal won by Bulgarian athletes since 2004, with Ivaylo Filev in the 62 kilograms category and Demir Demirev in the 69 kilograms category winning bronze in Thailand.

Bulgaria has traditionally been a force to be reckoned with in world weightlifting but over the last decade, the sport has been tarnished by numerous bans on athletes for doping, with Bulgaria seen as one of the worst offenders.

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Bulgaria with Gold on Weightlifting Championship

Bulgaria won gold medal on the Weightlifting Championship that took place in Thailand.


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Ivan Stoitsov in 77-weight class overbears his rivals and deservedly finished first, informed topsport.bg.

He finished in a duel of 363 kg (158 kg in the throwing out and 205 kg in the pushing).

Ivan Stoitsov (22) won bronze on the European championship in 2005 in Sofia. He is also Youth European Champion in 2004 in Burgas. On the summer Olympics in 2004 he finished 8th.

Stoitsov's title is the third one that Bulgaria gathered in Thailand. Both Ivailo Filchev (62-kilogram weight class) and Demir Demirev (69-kilogram weight class) won bronze.

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Two lifters disqualified in weightlifting worlds due to doping manipulation

Two weightlifters were stripped off the competition result after their violation in the doping tests, the head of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) told the press on Friday.

The IWF president Tamas Ajan said on the press conference that Mukhit Usenbaev of Kazakhstan in men's 69kg class and Hnin Thant Zin of Myanmar in women's 53kg division had been disqualified in the ongoing world chamipionships, because they did not follow the procedure of the doping test.

"There is no positive result up till now in the doping tests, but these two lifters had manipulating behavior in the tests," Ajan said.

"We will give them a chance to defend themselves," he added.

A coach in Kazakhstan team told Xinhua that Usenbaev did not take the doping test because of not knowing there would be a test.

"He left the venue after he finished the competition," he said.

Neither Usenbaev nor Hnin has won a medal in the competition.

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Stoitsov makes dramatic Olympics rehearsal in weightlifting worlds

Ivan Stoitsov of Bulgaria clinched the gold medal with his last good lift in men's 77kg category at the weightlifting world championships in Chiang Mai on Friday.

The 22-year-old Stoitsov combined lifts of 158kg in the snatch with 205kg in the clean and jerk to finish with 363kg.

Stoitsov, placed eighth in Athens Olympics, thought losing weight before the competition made him less powerful than before.

"I lost 5kg. Though the result was my personal best, I think I will do better next time," he told the press.

"Athens Olympics was my first time to compete in the international event and I did a good job there," he said.

"I think I will do the same thing as I did in Chiang Mai."

He did not take any advantage in the snatch since his 158kg result was only placed sixth, 8kg less than the snatch leader, Asian champion Li Hongli of China.

Li, 27, buckled under the 195kg in his first two lifts in the clean and jerk, and hoisted the barbell over his head tremblingly in the last lifts to finish with a total of 361kg, leaving the battle earlier than he had expected.

Gevorg Davtyan of Armenia, European champion in 2007, threw the last decisive lift to Stoitsov when he jerked 198kg to take the lead with a total of 362kg.

Stoitsov stepped onto to the platform calmly, jerked the winning lift of 205kg, 5kg more than his second attempt in the jerk.

"I was quite confident with my last lift. I knew I can do that, " Stoitsov said.

The 24-year-old Davtyan claimed the silver medal and Li took the bronze.

"I should learn lessons from the world championships and work harder to prepare for the Beijing Olympics," said Davtyan.

"I think next time in Beijing, I will perform better than the man (Stoitsov) sitting beside me," he added.

"I didn't feel comfortable several days ago. In the jerk, I found myself lack of power," said Li.

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Record breaking Rybakov wins three golds

BANGKOK, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Andrei Rybakov of Belarus set a world record of 187-kg in the men's 85-kg snatch on his way to landing three gold medals at the world championships in Chiang Mai, Thailand on Saturday.

Rybakov beat his own world mark by 1-kg to take the snatch title for a second successive year and also lifted 206-kg to take the clean and jerk gold and the overall crown.

The 25-year-old, who won the silver medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics, shifted the record weight with relative ease and let out an ecstatic roar as he thrust the bar above his head.

His lift in the snatch was 15-kg heavier than silver medallist Aslambek Ediev of Russia.

Rybakov attempted 209-kg in his final lift in the clean and jerk but the extra weight proved too much.

His 206-kg effort was enough to beat Colombia's Oliver Ruiz by 1-kg, giving him a combined 393-kg overall, 15-kg ahead of runner-up Ediev.

Rybakov's world record was the first in six days of competition at the world championships which finish on Wednesday.

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Rybakov Sets World Record to Win Mens 85kg Snatch
Andrei Rybakov of Belarus set a world record of 187-kg to win the men's 85-kg snatch at the world championships in Chiang Mai.

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Andrei Rybakov of Belarus set a world record of 187-kg in the men's 85-kg snatch on his way to landing three gold medals at the world championships in Chiang Mai, Thailand on Saturday.

Rybakov beat his own world mark by 1-kg to take the snatch title for a second successive year and also lifted 206-kg to take the clean and jerk gold and the overall crown.

The 25-year-old, who won the silver medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics, shifted the record weight with relative ease and let out an ecstatic roar as he thrust the bar above his head.

His lift in the snatch was 15-kg heavier than silver medallist Aslambek Ediev of Russia.

Rybakov attempted 209-kg in his final lift in the clean and jerk but the extra weight proved too much.

His 206-kg effort was enough to beat Colombia's Oliver Ruiz by 1-kg, giving him a combined 393-kg overall, 15-kg ahead of runner-up Ediev.

Rybakov's world record was the first in six days of competition at the world championships which finish on Wednesday.

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Belarusian Andrei Rybakou breaks world record at world weightlifting championships

CHIANG MAI, Thailand: Belarusian Andrei Rybakou eclipsed his own world record by lifting a massive 187kg to grab gold in the men's 85kg snatch at the World Weightlifting Championships in Thailand on Saturday.

Having won the snatch for the past two years and the total last year, Rybakou requested 180kg for his first attempt and gradually increased the weight until he broke his previous record of 186kg, set at last year's championships in the Dominican Republic.

"In every championship I try to improve my result. I have been long ready for this because I had good results at home," said the 25-year-old, who failed to enhance his profile with an Olympic total record after failing to lift 209kg in the clean and jerk. The current overall mark is 395kg.

"At the time I was a bit tired. I couldn't clear my head well enough," said the first athlete to break a world record in this year's championships.

Rybakou's overall lift was 21 kilograms higher than Russian Aslambek Ediev who snatched 172kg. and lifted 200kg in the clean and jerk. Ediev also took the silver in the snatch, despite an identical lift of 172kg with Bulgarian Georgi Markov because of his lighter weight.

The Olympic total bronze was seized by another Belarusian Vadizm Sraltsou, totaling 370kg.

The clean and jerk silver and bronze medals were surprisingly taken by athletes from the B group. Oliver Ruiz of Columbia lifted an incredible 205kg to take second place, five kilograms more than the attempt by Cuban Jadiel Valladares, who finished third.

In the women's 58kg, Chinese Qiu Hongmei defended her Olympic total title after coming back from two failures in the clean and jerk to lift the last attempt of 135kg for an overall 238kg.

Qiu failed to lift 133kg in her first two attempts but then managed to lift 135kg. Apart from two golds in the clean and jerk and total, Qiu also won the snatch silver with 103kg.

Russian Marina Shainova, who won the snatch with a lift of 105kg, settled for silver medals in the clean and jerk and total, lifting 132kg for an overall 237kg.

North Korean O Jong Ae came third in all categories, lifting 100kg in the snatch, and 127kg in the clean and jerk for an aggregate 227kg.