Why did the Olympic champion from Uzbekistan not perform at the World Cup?
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17 December 2022 11266
The World Weightlifting Championship has ended in Bogotá, the capital of Colombia. The delegation of Uzbekistan won five medals at the competition.
On the last day of the tournament, the Olympic champion Akbar Jorayev from Uzbekistan in the +109 kg weight category was supposed to compete, but because Jorayev suffered a minor injury during the final training, the coaching staff did not want him to take the risk, and the athlete finished the World Cup without a medal.
The representatives of Uzbekistan took 6th place overall with 3 gold, 1 silver and bronze medals.
We remind you that on 16 December, Ruslan Nuriddinov won the world championship for the second time in his career at -109 kg.
