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Uzbek lifter wins gold at men's World Championships

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IANS Wroclaw (Poland)
Last Updated : Oct 28 2013 | 2:11 PM IST

Uzbekistan lifter Ruslan Nurudinov won the gold medal at the men's 105-kg category competition of the World Weightlifting Championships.

The 21-year-old managed 190kg in the snatch, and then lifted 235kg in the clean and jerk to end the competition with a total of 425kg Sunday, reports Xinhua.

David Bedzhanyan of Russia won the silver with a total of 405kg, and the bronze medal went to Poland's lifter Bartlomiej Bonk who finished with 404kg.

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First Published: Oct 28 2013 | 2:06 PM IST

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