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WeightliftingRustamova Defends Junior World 86kg Title, 249kg Total
Back-to-back Junior World Champion Women 86kg; Total 249kg (108+141); 2nd title in a row; 8th World Championship appearance; gave up phone for 2 months before competition
WeightliftingZare Wins Junior World Gold at 110kg With 400kg Total
Junior World Champion 110kg; Total 400kg (180+220); 5 from 6 attempts; gold after two prior silver medals; part of Iran's historic 6-gold team title
WeightliftingCojocaru Sets Two Youth World Records to Complete the Set
At the IWF World Youth Championships in Cali (Colombia) on 8 July 2026, 16-year-old Nicoleta Cojocaru (Moldova) won the women's 58kg by a wide margin and set two youth world records — clean & jerk (114kg) and total (202kg) — going 88-114-202 on five of six attempts and improving her best total by 5kg. Together with the youth snatch world record she had set earlier in Ismailia, she now holds a full set of youth world records.
WeightliftingGhrissa Wins Youth World Total Gold on Tiebreak at 77 kg
At the IWF Youth World Championships in Cali, Ghofrane Ghrissa took total gold at 77 kg, winning a tiebreak against Jea Mae Palagtiw after both lifted 200 kg. The Tunisian also claimed snatch gold and clean and jerk bronze.
WeightliftingHu Wenxun Lifts 288kg for a Triple Youth World Record at Junior Worlds
Historic youth world record total 288kg (125+163) at IWF Junior Worlds Ismailia — all-time highest total by any female youth lifter since 2009; equals Emily Campbell's Olympic bronze total from Paris 2024; triple youth world record
WeightliftingMauricio Loaiza Wins Junior World 94kg Gold With Flawless 373kg Total
Junior World Champion 94kg; Total 373kg (166+207); all 6 attempts; first competition outside Latin America; +28kg on personal best; Venezuela's 2nd consecutive day champion
WeightliftingMohammaditanha Defends Junior World Title With 401kg
Back-to-back Junior World Champion Super-Heavyweight; Total 401kg (180+221); 6 from 6 lifts; Iran 1-2 in super-heavyweights for 2nd consecutive year
WeightliftingAngel Rodríguez Claims Junior World Title at 89kg With a 365kg Total
Junior World Champion 89kg; Total 365kg; Won by 9kg margin
WeightliftingMetwally Wins Junior World Title With 341kg for Triple Crown
Junior World Champion 89kg; Triple world title (Youth 67kg, Youth 73kg, Junior 89kg); Total 341kg (153+188)
WeightliftingKhalifa Wins Libya's First Youth Weightlifting Medal
Abdulrauf Khalifa lifted 305 kg total (137 snatch, 168 clean and jerk) to claim 79 kg silver, Libya's first medal at the Youth World Weightlifting Championships after sitting fourth at the halfway mark.
WeightliftingHe Yueji Lifts 329kg World Record Total for Asian Championships Gold
Won gold and set world record total (329kg: 146kg snatch + 183kg clean & jerk) at 2026 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Gandhinagar. Named Best Male Lifter with 1052.189 ROBI points.
WeightliftingPang Un-chol Lifts 174kg World Record en Route to -60kg Asian Gold
Set world record in clean & jerk (174kg) and won gold total (304kg) in -60kg at 2026 Asian Weightlifting Championships, Gandhinagar, India (May 11–17, 2026).
WeightliftingAmroyan Wins Youth World 77kg Gold on 240kg, Six for Six
Youth World Champion Women 77kg; Total 240kg (106+134); 6/6 lifts; won with final lift
WeightliftingDelos Santos Wins Third Junior World Title, 187kg Record
3x Junior World Champion; JWR Clean & Jerk 187kg; Total 326kg (139+187)