Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The next day of the Asian Weightlifting Championship, which takes place in Tashkent, began successfully for representatives of Uzbekistan. In particular, our girls, who participated in the -87 kg and +87 kg weight categories, climbed to the podium.

Nigora Suvonova (-87 kg) lifted 101 kg in the snatch and won gold, and in the clean and jerk she showed a result of 128 kg, which provided her with a silver award. Also, based on the results of the double event (229 kg), Suvonova added another silver medal.

Another representative of Uzbekistan, Tursuna Jabborova (+87 kg), managed to set a figure of 116 kg in the snatch exercise and won a bronze medal. Unfortunately, in the clean and jerk and combined events, Jabborova could not enter the list of winners.

This afternoon, the champion and record holder of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Akbar Juraev (-102 kg) will compete for medals.