Kazakh President congratulates Ilya Ilyin on clinching gold at IWF World Championships

"The President extended his congratulations in a phone call, I was really excited. He asked me about the new record that I had set at the championships. The Head of State also added that we would meet later and have a talk. I am very thankful for his personal support. It is thanks to him that I achieve such results," Ilyin said at the Saturday press conference. The newly crowned world champion also stressed he wouldn't rest on his laurels. "242 kg [the new world record in clean and jerk that Ilyin set in Almaty on Saturday] is not the limit," Ilyin said. Earlier it was reported that Ilya Ilyin lifted 190kg in snatch and 242kg in clean and jerk at the World Championships in Almaty. The Uzbek and Russian athletes hauled silver and bronze respectively.