The second most important Weightlifting event (The Olympic Games being first) has officially begun, running from November 8-16, 2014. For the first time in the history of the IWF World Championships, Kazakhstan is hosting the competition.

 

Athletes compete in a total of 15 weight categories (8 for men and 7 for women). They are as follows: 

. Men categories: 56 kg, 62 kg, 69 kg, 77 kg, 85 kg, 94 kg, 105 kg and +105 kg.

. Women categories: 48 kg, 53 kg, 58 kg, 63 kg, 69 kg, 75 kg and +75 kg.

In the Men's 56 Kg weight class, Yun Chol Om of the People's Republic of China claimed the title with a total score of 296 Kgs. He was followed by Kim Tuan Thach of Vietnam, and Qingquan Long of China. 

Un Guk Kim of the People's Republic of China earned his gold World Championship medal with a total of 325 Kgs in the Men's 62 Kg weight class. Eko Yuli Irawan of Indonesia took silver with 316 Kgs, and Jianun Ding followed closely behind with a total of 312 Kgs. 

Hui Liao of China took the Men's 69 Kg title with a total of 359 Kgs. Mohamed Mahmoud of Egypt and Myong Hyok Kim tied with 334 Kgs, though Mahmoud took silver and Kim took the bronze. 

Daniel Godelli of Albania won the Men's 77 Kg weight class with a 171 Kg snatch, 198 Kg C&J, and a total of 369 Kgs. Guoshun Zhong of China took the silver with a total of 367 Kgs, and Song Kwang Kim of PRK took the bronze with 363 Kgs. 

In the Men's 85 Kg weight class, Kianoush Rostami of IRI claimed the gold with a 178 Kg snatch, 213 Kg C&J, and a total of 391 Kgs. Ivan Markov of Bulgari narrowly took the silver with a total of 390 Kgs, and the Russian Artem Okulov won the bronze with 385 Kgs. 

In the Men's 94 Kg weight class, Zhassulan Kydyrbayev took the place on the top of the podium with a 179 Kg snatch, 229 C&J, and a total weight of 408 Kgs. Fellow KAZ teammate Vladimir Sedov placed second with a total of 407 Kgs, and Aurimas Didzbalis of LTU claimed third with 399 Kgs. 

The Women's 48 Kg category was headed by China's Yayun Tan with a total of 194 Kgs, followed by Sibel Azkan Konak of Turkey, and Panida Khamsri of Thailand. 








Results provided by The International Weightlifting Federation and can be found here.