11:24, 15 November 2014 | GMT +5
Ilya Ilyin to vie for gold at IWF World Championships
ALMATY. KAZINFORM - Two-time Olympic champion Ilya Ilyin is expected to represent Kazakhstan at the IWF World Weightlifting Championships in Almaty today, Kazinform has learnt from Vesti.kz.

Ilyin will participate in Men's 105kg event at the championships. It is worth mentioning that this is the new weight category for the renowned Kazakhstani weightlifter. Thousands of fans from all corners of Kazakhstan are believed to come to Almaty to support the athlete. Ilya Ilyin clinched weightlifting gold at the Summer Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008 and in London in 2012.