Kazakhstan pockets gold at Int’l Weightlifting Cup in Belarus
17:21, 03 November 2019
GRODNO. KAZINFORM Kazakhstan’s Nijat Rakhimov won the gold medal in the men’s 81 kg final at the ALEXANDER CUP, the International Cup in memory of Two-time Olympic Champion Alexander Kurlovich, underway in Grodno in Belarus, the Kazakh Weightlifting Federation press service reports.
Rakimov lifted a total of 344 kg (151+193) adding the second gold to the country’s tally.
The international tournament is the Tokyo 2020 qualification silver event.