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The Qualification System is set and approved!!! It’s now time for our best lifters to get ready and focused on validating their ticket to the LA 2028 Olympic Games! 👍🏻🏋️‍♀️🏋️‍♂️ iwf.sport/2026/02/02/qua…

In the very last event of the IWF Worlds in Forde 🇳🇴, the M+110, LALAYAN 🇦🇲 easily won, with a 14kg-advantage over his main challenger! 👏🏻 🥇Varazdat LALAYAN (ARM) 211-250-461 🥈Gor MINASYAN (BRN) 205-242-447 🥉Yeonghwan SONG (KOR) 175-235-410

The last women’s event (+86kg) at the IWF Worlds consecrated PARK 🇰🇷, who got the gold with a total of 283kg! 👏🏻 🥇Hyejeong PARK (KOR) 125-158-283 🥈Marifelix SARRIA RUIZ (CUB) 118-157-275 🥉Mary THEISEN LAPPEN (USA) 115-154-269

The M110 provided a great show at the IWF Worlds in Forde 🇳🇴, with a clear dominance from DJURAEV 🇺🇿, with two WR on his way to gold! 🥇Akbar DJURAEV (UZB) 196(WR)-232-428(WR) 🥈Alireza NASIRI (IRI) 184-231(JWR)-415(JWR) 🥉Ruslan NURUDINOV (UZB) 186-228-414

WR 🚨Without surprise, Akbar DJURAEV (UZB) won gold in the men’s 110kg, setting a new World Record of 428kg in Total, after a successful 232kg C&J!!! 👏🏻👏🏻🇺🇿

🚨WR 🚨The World Record saga continues in the men’s 110kg event in Forde, with Alireza NASIRI (IRI) setting two new junior global marks in the C&J (231kg) and Total (415kg)! 👏🏻👏🏻

🚨WR 🚨The only medal event - M110 - of Day 9 at the IWF Worlds in Forde 🇳🇴 started in the best possible way, with a Snatch World Record of Akbar DJURAEV (UZB) in 196kg!!! 👏🏻🇺🇿

The second event of the day in Forde 🇳🇴 - M94 - was another demonstration of strength and drama!!! 🙏🏼 🥇Karlos NASAR (BUL) 173-222(WR)-395 🥈Alireza MOEINI (IRI) 182(WR)-209-391 🥉Jokser ALBORNOZ (COL) 175-215-390

🚨WR 🚨In the C&J section of the men’s 94kg, Karlos NASAR (BUL) improved the World Record, by impressively lifting 222kg!!! 👏🏻🇧🇬 It was the best way to conclude Day 8 in Forde 🇳🇴!!!

🚨WR 🚨The first World Record of Day 8 at the IWF Worlds in Forde 🇳🇴 goes to Alireza MOEINI (IRI) in the men’s 94kg, with a successful Snatch of 182kg!!! 💪🏻🇮🇷

In a crowded venue and in front of King Harald V, Solfrid KOANDA 🇳🇴 got a thrilling win in the women’s 86kg, ensuring the victory by 1kg!!! 👏🏻 🥇Solfrid KOANDA (NOR) 120-152-272 🥈Yudelina MEJIA (DOM) 122-149-271 🥉Eileen CIKAMATANA (AUS) 112-140-252

The women’s 77kg event on Day 7 at the IWF Worlds was spectacular, with 3 WR for an easy winner from 🇺🇸!!! 🥇Olivia REEVES (USA) 123(WR)-155(WR)-278(WR) 🥈Sara SAMIR (EGY) 112-140-252 🥉Mari Leivis SANCHEZ (COL) 112-136-248

🚨WR 🚨Olivia REEVES 🇺🇸 did it again, this time in C&J. With a superb World Record of 155kg, she also set a global mark in Total - 278kg - for a comfortable gold in the W77!!! 💪🏻🥇

🚨WR 🚨Olympic champion Olivia REEVES 🇺🇸 was absolutely amazing in the Snatch portion of the W77, establishing a new global mark of 123kg, during the only medal event on Day 7 at the IWF Worlds in Forde 🇳🇴!!! ✨👏🏻

The W69 event on Day 6 of the IWF Worlds was totally dominated by the three WR of SONG 🇰🇵 en route for the gold in 270kg! 🥇Kuk Hyang SONG (PRK) 120(WR)-150(WR)-270(WR) 🥈Julieth RODRIGUEZ (COL) 110-131-241 🥉Vanesa SEGURA (BRN) 107-134-241

🚨WR 🚨Kuk Hyang SONG 🇰🇵 was again amazing in the C&J section of the W69 at the IWF Worlds, by setting a new World Record of 150kg and a new Total global mark of 270kg!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

🚨WR 🚨In the women’s 69kg, 🇰🇵 was clearly above the field, with Kuk Hyang SONG smashing the World Record in the Snatch, with a successful lift of 120kg!!! ✨💪🏻