ISLAMABAD – Pakistani Weightlifter Talha Talib clinched the bronze medal at World Weightlifting Championship (WWC) 2021 underway in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
It is the first ever medal that the 21-year-old athlete has won for Pakistan in WWC.
He won bronze in 67kg category of males by lifting 143kg weight in the snatch category.
Alhamdulillah 'Talha Talib Wins BRONZE!🔥🇵🇰
Talha Talib the Pakistani Rising Star has yet again made Pakistan proud where it mattered the most.
The Falcon won bronze medal in World Weightlifting Championship held in Tashkent Uzbekistan 🇺🇿🏋️♂️
Good job Boy. pic.twitter.com/yC3034NvuK— Islam Natiq (@IslamNatiq3) December 10, 2021
Earlier this year, Talha Talib represented Pakistan at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics where he had fell just two kilograms short of history as he lifted a total of 320 kilograms.
Talha, competing in the 67kg men’s weightlifting contest, was on top of the race for a while before being surpassed by athletes from China, Colombia, and Italy in final attempts.
The 21-year-old weightlifter — first from Pakistan in 44 years at Olympics — entered the competition without a coach, yet he showed his mettle.
The fourth-placed participant from South Korea lifted 321 kilograms, while the Marko Zanni of Italy bagged bronze with a total lift of 322 kilograms — 145 in snatch and 177 in clean and jerk.
Colombian Luis Javier Mosquera won silver with with a total lifted weight of 331 kilograms, while Chinese Chen Lijun won gold with a total lifted weight of 332 kilograms.
Congratulations continue to pour in on the historic win of Talha Talib in Tashkent.
𝗣𝗮𝗸𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻'𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗪𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗹.
Congratulations to @_talha_talib who won Pakistan's first-ever medal at World Weightlifting Championship with a bronze in snatch (143kg) in 67kg. pic.twitter.com/8maLdMnroR
— PTI (@PTIofficial) December 10, 2021
https://twitter.com/56_cuteness/status/1469342752206901258
Congratulations Talha!! @_talha_talib
ماشاءاللہ
🇵🇰 is proud of you! https://t.co/dKNnmTtNlk— Warda Suhaib 🇵🇰 (@WardaSuhaib) December 10, 2021
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