Weightlifters from Kazakhstan emerged victorious at the global championship, clinching a gold medal in the weightlifting competition.
Fiery Performances at the 2025 World Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships
The dynamite performances at the Lima, Peru title fight, as reported by Liter.kz in collaboration with the National Olympic Committee, saw Ksenia Prozorova of Kazakhstan claiming gold in the 59kg category. Prozorova, a warrior in the weight room, lifted a jaw-dropping total of 199kg (91kg+108kg) in the two-lift event.
In a close race for silver, Uzbekistan's Marjona Abdumutalova secured the runner-up position with an impressive 190kg (88kg+102kg), while Polina Pavlovich of Russia took bronze with 189kg (85kg+104kg).
Eurnal Myrzakhmetov brought home another bronze in the 73kg category, with Eraly Saulebekov also earning the bronze for the junior 81kg event.
Earlier this championship, Beibarys Erseit clinched the gold in the 61kg category.
Some standout performers from the 2025 event include:
- Mattheus Pessanha (BRA) - Juniors 102kg: Broke the Junior world record with an impressive Clean & Jerk of 220kg, earning Brazil its first male world title in any age group.
- Lidysmar Aparicio (VEN) - Youth 81kg: Triumphed in the Youth category and placed on the Junior podium with her world-class lift.
- Varvara Kuzminova (AIN, Russia) - Youth 76kg: Shattered Youth world records for both Snatch (108kg) and Total (235kg).
- Alma Hosseini (IRI) - Youth 64kg: Smashed Iranian records for Snatch (86kg), Clean & Jerk (111kg), and Total (197kg).
- Y Lien (VIE) - Junior 49kg: Captured the silver medal with a remarkable Total of 168kg (74kg snatch + 94kg Clean & Jerk).
In the Junior 71kg category, Canada's Charlotte Simoneau dominated with a whopping 245kg total. Fiji's Nehemiah Elder made history by becoming Fiji's first-ever world champion, prevailing in the Youth 89kg event. Kim Yong Ju (PRK) snagged the Junior women's 81kg title.
For the stunning results from the 2022 Youth World Weightlifting Championships, please consult official IWF archives or competition reports.
Beibarys Erseit, who clinched the gold in the 61kg category, joins Eurnal Myrzakhmetov and Eraly Saulebekov as Kazakhstan's weightlifters who brought home bronzes in the 2025 World Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships. The performances of Myrzakhmetov and Saulebekov were particularly noteworthy, as they both earned bronze medals, with Myrzakhmetov in the 73kg category and Saulebekov in the junior 81kg event. Citing the sports news outlet Liter.kz, this championship also saw Matthews Pessanha of Brazil break the Junior world record with a Clean & Jerk of 220kg, and Lidysmar Aparicio of Venezuela placing on both the Junior and Youth podiums with her world-class lift.
