The 2026 World Weightlifting Championships have wrapped up in the Chinese city of Ningbo, where Kazakhstan's national team claimed one "big" medal and shared 12th-15th place in the overall standings with Bahrain, Indonesia and Turkey, infohub.kz reports.
Seven athletes represented the national team at the tournament. Only Nurgisa Adiletuly reached the podium, winning silver in the up to 95 kg weight class.
Athletes from North Korea and China each won six gold medals, while competitors from Egypt, Bulgaria, Iraq and Uzbekistan took one apiece.
Counting the "small" medals in the clean and jerk and the snatch, Kazakhstan has three silvers — all won by Adiletuly. The team also sits in 12th place in that standings, sharing it with Bahrain.
Results of the other Kazakh athletes in the total: Pyotr Khrebtov (up to 75 kg) — 14th place; Alexei Churkin (up to 85 kg) — 4th place; Yedige Yemberdi (up to 85 kg) — 16th place; Artyom Antropov (up to 110 kg) — 8th place; Ayanat Zhumagali (up to 77 kg) — 19th place; Lyubov Kovalchuk (over 86 kg) — 6th place.