The World Weightlifting Championships, organised by the International Weightlifting Federation, i.e. IWF, is also referred to as the IWF World Championships. This year, the tournament is being organised in Ashgabat of Turkmenistan. The first ever tournament was held in the year 1891, when England’s Edward Lawrence Levy won the tournament. In 2017, the tournament was held in Anaheim of the United States of America, from November to December. The highest number of ‘Big’ medals were earned by Columbia and Iran, as both the countries earned 2 Gold, 1 Silver, and 2 Bronze medals each. On the other hand, Thailand took home the highest number of Big and Small medals, with 5 Gold, 7 Silver, and 3 Bronze medals, followed closely by Iran again, with 14.
There were 315 participants in the competition, representing 63 nations from around the world. Unfortunately, nine nations were banned from participating in the competition because of their doping history in the Olympics. Two more countries, Venezuela and North Korea, did not participate in the tournament, as they are usually not given entry into the USA. This year, the competition of ten days, with 604 participants from 88 countries, has already drawn a huge viewership from weightlifting enthusiasts around the world, who are eagerly waiting to see who will top the IWF World Championships 2018 scoreboard. And, here goes the current standing as per the IWF World Championships 2018 results.
55 kg Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| Snatch | Om Yun-chol [North Korea] |
120 kg | Arli Chontey [Kazakhstan] |
120 kg | Josué Brachi [Spain] |
115 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Om Yun-chol
[North Korea] |
162 kg (WR) | Lại Gia Thành [Vietnam] |
142 kg | Teerapat Chomchuen [Thailand] |
141 kg |
| Total | Om Yun-chol
[North Korea] |
282 kg | Arli Chontey [Kazakhstan] |
258 kg | Mirco Scarantino [Italy] |
252 kg |
61 kg Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| Snatch | Eko Yuli Irawan [Indonesia] |
143 kg | Li Fabin [China] |
142 kg | Qin Fulin [China] |
139 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Eko Yuli Irawan
[Indonesia] |
174 kg (WR) | Qin Fulin
[China] |
169 kg | Francisco Mosquera [Colombia] |
169 kg |
| Total | Eko Yuli Irawan
[Indonesia] |
317 kg (WR) | Li Fabin
[China] |
310 kg | Qin Fulin
[China] |
308 kg |
67 kg Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| Snatch | Huang Minhao [China] |
152 kg | Chen Lijun [China] |
150 kg | Julio Mayora [Venezuela] |
147 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Chen Lijun [China] |
182 kg | Doston Yokubov [Uzbekistan] |
180 kg | Óscar Figueroa [Colombia] |
178 kg |
| Total | Chen Lijun
[China] |
332 kg (WR) | Huang Minhao
[China] |
323 kg | Julio Mayora
[Venezuela] |
322 kg |
45 kg Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| Snatch | Thunya Sukcharoen [Thailand] |
80 kg | Chiraphan Nanthawong [Thailand] |
76 kg | Ýulduz Jumabaýewa [Turkmenistan] |
75 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Thunya Sukcharoen
[Thailand] |
106 kg | Ýulduz Jumabaýewa [Turkmenistan] |
104 kg | Chiraphan Nanthawong [Thailand] |
95 kg |
| Total | Thunya Sukcharoen
[Thailand] |
186 kg | Ýulduz Jumabaýewa
[Turkmenistan] |
179 kg | Chiraphan Nanthawong
[Thailand] |
171 kg |
49 kg Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| Snatch | Sopita Tanasan [Thailand] |
93 kg (WR) | Hou Zhihui [China] |
93 kg | Jiang Huihua [China] |
92 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Chayuttra Pramongkhol [Thailand] |
120 kg (WR) | Hou Zhihui
[China] |
115 kg | Jiang Huihua
[China] |
114 kg |
| Total | Chayuttra Pramongkhol
[Thailand] |
209 kg (WR) | Hou Zhihui
[China] |
208 kg | Jiang Huihua
[China] |
206 kg |
55 kg Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| Snatch | Sukanya Srisurat [Thailand] |
105 kg (WR) | Li Yajun [China] |
102 kg | Zhang Wanqiong [China] |
101 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Sukanya Srisurat
[Thailand] |
127 kg (WR) | Zhang Wanqiong [China] |
124 kg | Cristina Iovu [Romania] |
123 kg |
| Total | Sukanya Srisurat
[Thailand] |
232 kg (WR) | Li Yajun
[China] |
225 kg | Zhang Wanqiong
[China] |
225 kg |