5th ISSF International Weightlifting Championship concludes in Cairo
The 5th ISSF International Weightlifting Championship was concluded on Thursday 13th December, 2018 in Cairo, Egypt.
The Championship is an IWF qualification event for the 2020 Olympic Games to be held in Tokyo.
Mr. Mohammed JALOOD the Secretary General of the International Weightlifting Federation, Mr. Muhammed Saleh AL-GARNAS the ISSF Secretary General, Mr. Abdulaziz Bin Saad AL-DALAK the ISSF Treasurer and Mr. Khaled MHALEL the Secretary General of African Weightlifting Federation have attended The Closing Ceremony of the Championship and handed over the prizes to the winners of (Men & Women).
The winners of the championship are as following:
Men:
- First cup winner, Egypt
- Second cup winner, Turkey
- Third cup winner, Saudi Arabia
Women:
- First cup winner, Egypt
- Second cup winner, Turkey
- Third cup winner, Uzbekistan
In addition, the following athletes have achieved the titles indicated hereunder, and were honored accordingly:
- Ghufran Balkhair (Tunisia), the best female junior athlete.
- Mohammed Ihab (Egypt), the best male athlete.
- Samer Sameer (Egypt), the best female athlete.