{"id":28096,"date":"2026-08-27T08:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T08:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=28096"},"modified":"2026-08-27T08:04:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T08:04:00","slug":"turkey-bags-18-medals-at-world-weightlifting-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=28096","title":{"rendered":"Turkey bags 18 medals at World Weightlifting Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div><span\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"_nodeRenderer_1wlm6_1 detailNodeRenderer\">\n<p style=\"--text-fz:var(--mantine-font-size-md);--text-lh:var(--mantine-line-height-md);--text-color:var(--mantine-color-dimmed)\" class=\"mantine-focus-auto detailText m_b6d8b162 mantine-Text-root\" data-variant=\"text\" data-size=\"md\" color=\"dimmed\">Turkey won 18 medals at the 2021 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Weightlifting Championships, the Turkish Weightlifting Federation (TWF) confirmed Monday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"--text-fz:var(--mantine-font-size-md);--text-lh:var(--mantine-line-height-md);--text-color:var(--mantine-color-dimmed)\" class=\"mantine-focus-auto detailText m_b6d8b162 mantine-Text-root\" data-variant=\"text\" data-size=\"md\" color=\"dimmed\">Competing in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, the Turkish athletes, including 10 men and 11 women, claimed six gold, six silver and six bronze medals in the tournament.<\/p>\n<p style=\"--text-fz:var(--mantine-font-size-md);--text-lh:var(--mantine-line-height-md);--text-color:var(--mantine-color-dimmed)\" class=\"mantine-focus-auto detailText m_b6d8b162 mantine-Text-root\" data-variant=\"text\" data-size=\"md\" color=\"dimmed\">The women&#8217;s national team collected 672 points to clinch the top of the standings for the first time in 17 years, the federation added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"--text-fz:var(--mantine-font-size-md);--text-lh:var(--mantine-line-height-md);--text-color:var(--mantine-color-dimmed)\" class=\"mantine-focus-auto detailText m_b6d8b162 mantine-Text-root\" data-variant=\"text\" data-size=\"md\" color=\"dimmed\">The federation also said that the Russian team came in second with 608 points, while the US team finished in third spot with 594 points.<\/p>\n<p style=\"--text-fz:var(--mantine-font-size-md);--text-lh:var(--mantine-line-height-md);--text-color:var(--mantine-color-dimmed)\" class=\"mantine-focus-auto detailText m_b6d8b162 mantine-Text-root\" data-variant=\"text\" data-size=\"md\" color=\"dimmed\">With 572 points, the men&#8217;s national team trailed behind first-place Russia, which amassed 646 points in the men&#8217;s category.<\/p>\n<p style=\"--text-fz:var(--mantine-font-size-md);--text-lh:var(--mantine-line-height-md);--text-color:var(--mantine-color-dimmed)\" class=\"mantine-focus-auto detailText m_b6d8b162 mantine-Text-root\" data-variant=\"text\" data-size=\"md\" color=\"dimmed\">TWF President Tamer Taspinar congratulated the weightlifters and their trainers on winning the medals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/en.yenisafak.com\/sports\/turkey-bags-18-medals-at-world-weightlifting-championships-3573508\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Turkey won 18 medals at the 2021 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Weightlifting Championships, the Turkish Weightlifting Federation (TWF) confirmed Monday. Competing in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, the Turkish athletes, including 10 men and 11 women, claimed six gold, six silver and six bronze medals in the tournament. 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