2017 IWF Junior World Championships

Rebekah Koha (LAT) Earns Gold At 2017 IWF Junior World Championships

Rebekah Koha (LAT) Earns Gold At 2017 IWF Junior World Championships

Latvia's Rebekah Koha wins gold at the 2017 IWF Junior World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.

Jun 19, 2017 by Armen Hammer
Rebekah Koha (LAT) Earns Gold At 2017 IWF Junior World Championships
Rebekah Koha (58, LAT) is the 2017 Junior World Champion. She secured her gold in the total, beating Chunyan Yang (58, CHN) by just 1 kg.

video courtesy of All Things Gym

 Koha snatched 99kg/218lb and clean and jerked 120kg/264lb for a 219kg total. Both of these lifts were PR’s for Koha who recently won the 2017 European Champions with a 95kg snatch and 118kg clean & jerk.

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