Ukrainian Svetlana Samulyak became the absolute world champion in weightlifting among juniors. The World Cup is taking place these days in Guadalajara (Mexico).
Our athlete won gold in the snatch, clean and jerk and the combined event. The result of our athlete is 98 kilograms and 116 kilograms.
The representative of Ecuador, Jessica Palacias (92+115), took silver, and the TOP-3 was completed by the Japanese athlete Sei Higa (90+106).
“Our soldiers are fighting at the front. Sport is my front, a place where I can show the world that Ukraine is strong!” – Samulyak noted after the victory in a comment on the website of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF).
