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WEIGHTLIFTING | UNDER-17 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
The young Catalan weightlifter shone at the U17 World Championships in Colombia, finishing tenth in the snatch. Gómez lifted 71 kg, delivering a commendable performance in the 53 kg category and securing eleventh place overall in the Olympic competition.
The talent of Spanish weightlifting is once again making its mark on the international stage. On the second day of competition for the national delegation at the U17 World Championships in Santiago de Cali, Evelyn Gómez She has delivered an outstanding performance by achieving a diploma among the top ten in the world in the snatch event.
An elite start and a commendable eleventh place finish
On the Colombian stage, the Catalan athlete demonstrated her strength and technique in the 53 kg category. Her great moment came in the snatch, where she managed to lift 71 kg in a valid uprising that catapulted her to a brilliant tenth position world. Gómez He even attempted to surpass that mark with 74 kg, a daring move that nearly succeeded but was ultimately unsuccessful. Later, in the clean and jerk, he completed a lift of 84 kg, which placed her eleventh in this discipline. The sum of her best marks gave her an Olympic total of 155 kg, closing its global participation in a very commendable eleventh place.
The podium in this category was dominated by the Turkmen delegation, with an impressive Ogulshat Amanova who was crowned world champion thanks to an Olympic total of 191 kgThe silver medal went to the Filipina. Jhodie Peralta, with 188 kgWhile Shabnam Kerimbayeva, also from Turkmenistan, completed the podium with the same mark as the second-place finisher.
The Spanish competition continues with Conde and Mendizábal
Spain's performance in Cali is not over. Attention now turns to Tuesday's matches, where Inés Conde y Lide Mendizábal They will enter the competition in the 58 kg category. Both will compete in Group B starting at 20:00 PM (Spanish peninsular time). Expectations are high, especially with Conde, who arrives at the world championship after a spectacular performance in the Spanish School Age Championship, where he set up to five new national records in his category.
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