In a historic performance, the Cuban Maríafelix Sarría achieved three silver medals that Saturday at the World Championships. weightlifting.
In the contest held in Forde, Norway, the girl from Cienfuegos confirmed why she is the main figure of her sport currently on the island, and was only surpassed by the South Korean Hyejeong Park, silver medalist at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
After stay at the doors of the podium In the previous world event, Sarría arrived in Norway ready to win a medal and finally left with three, adding second places in snatch, clean and jerk and total in the division of more than 86 kilograms.
In the first movement she lifted 118 kilos (kg), to escort Park (125 kg) and leave China’s Linhan Zhu (116 kg) in bronze. according to review the sports environment Hit.
Then, in the clean and jerk he managed to lift 165 kg, but his attempt was not considered valid by the judges, so his record remained at 157 kg. The gold, in short, went again to Park (158 kg), while third place went to the American Mary Theisen Lappen (154 kg).
The sum of their two movements also gave Maríafelix Sarría the silver in the total. Her 275 kg placed her only behind Park’s 283 kg, while Lappen took her second bronze with 269 kg.
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The Cuban Marifélix Sarría (+86 kg) won three silver medals at the World Weightlifting Championships in
Forde, Norway.
He lifted 118 kilos in the snatch and 157 in the clean and jerk, for a total of 275.
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According to HitWith her three silver medals, Sarría achieved the best result of a Cuban weightlifter in world championships. Until today, that recognition corresponded to Ludia Montero, who achieved two silvers at the world event in Pattaya, Thailand, in 2019.
Precisely Montero was the other representative of Cuba in Forde. There, after three years away from top-level competitions, the woman from Granma achieved a creditable sixth place and set three national records in the 48 kg division.
