The 7th World Youth Championship in Bangkok, Thailand, started. Azerbaijan team will also compete for medals in this championship, in which will perform 445 athletes (197 girls and 248 boys) from about a hundred countries. Today, our two athletes got on the platform.
In B group, Elmaddin Huseynov and Ismayil Mammadov competed in 56 kg weight category. Ismayil Mammadov took the 3rd place in snatch with 94 kg result. In clean and jerk, Mammadov took the 11th place with 115kg result. Showing total 209 kg (94+115) result, he took 6th place in B group.
Elmaddin Huseynov took the 6th place in snatch with 94 kg result. In clean and jerk, Huseynov surpassed all his competitors with 125kg result. Showing total 219 kg (94+125) result, he took the 1st place in the overall rankings, in B group.
It should be emphasized that both of these athletes participated in the European Youth Championship held in Novy Tomisl, Poland, last year. It shows that there are positive changes in our athletes’ results. So, Ismayil Mammadov improved 35kg of his total 174 kg (81+93) result, Elmaddin Mammadov improved 25kg of his 194 kg (84+110) result.
The places taken in overall rankings by athletes in 56 kg weight category, will be known after the competitions in A group have finished.
Snatch
Clean and jerk
