Edisnel Corrales showed good results in the weight category up to 81 kg among men. Author: Yodeni Maso

Cuban weightlifters performed well on Tuesday at the Weightlifting Grand Prix in Havana, the pre-Olympic category, which will take place at Pabexpo these days and until June 18.

First, in Men’s 81kg Group B, Yorelvis Machado (307kg) and Edisnel Corrales (302kg) placed fourth and sixth in biathlon in that order.

Machado, who successfully lifted 130 and 135 kg at the start, then failed with 140 and finished sixth in that segment. He then improved in the clean and jerk to secure a 172 mark in fourth place (having previously lifted 167 and missed over 175). Finally.

For his part, Corrales, runner-up in the 2021 Cali Valle Youth Pan-American Championship, was undefeated and his execution lines were 130-133-135 in the snatch (7th) and 160-164-167 in the clean and jerk ( 6th place). .).

In this case, Indonesian Rakhmat Erwin Abdulla (156–202–358 kg) became the champion, Gaygysyz Toraev from Turkmenistan (144–175–319 kg) won silver, and Samuel Gertin from Canada (140–319 kg) won bronze. 173-313 kg).

Then, in the women’s 64 category, the West Indies were also in attendance and Regla Morales scored a respectable entry, placing sixth in the division with a total weight of 192kg after finishing with an 83 in the first event. (on the second attempt, having completed 80 well), and 109 on the second (before charging 103 and 106).

Independently competing Belarusian Dziyana Mayseevich won gold in the line exercises 94-116-210 kilograms. Colombian Maria Camila Lobon (90-115-205 kg) and Jian Han (94-109-203 kg) from South Korea settled down on the podium behind her.

On the seventh day, this Wednesday, Olfides Saes and Ariolvis Buege will enter Group A among men in the 89 kg weight category, while Eniuska Mirabal will take part in the same section among women in the 71 kg weight category.

Source: Juventud Rebelde