Kazakhstan pockets first gold at int’l solidarity championships

TASHKENT. KAZINFORM On Day 1 at the 6th International Weightlifting Solidarity Championships in the capital of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan’s Igor Son was the best in the 61 kg men’s weight class.

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Son grabbed the gold medal lifting total of 286 kg (130+156), the Kazakh Weightlifting Federation’s press service reports.

The championships bringing athletes from 47 states of the world is to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.