Russian teen wins European weightlifting gold
Russian weightlifter Sergey Novozhilov won the gold medal at the European Championship for athletes under 15 years old, which is taking place in Pristina.
Consensus
- Sergei Novozhilov is a 15-year-old Russian weightlifer
- He competed in the under-15 European Championship in Pristina
- He competed in the up to 55 kg weight category
- He won gold with a total of 202 kg in the combined snatch and clean & jerk
- His snatch result was 94 kg, and his clean & jerk was 108 kg
- He outperformed Muhamed Rustamli from Azerbaijan by one kilogram
- He previously won the Russian championship in the same age and weight category
- Russian athletes competed at the event with national symbols (flag and anthem)
- The European Championship for under-15 and under-17 athletes took place from August 20 to 27 in Pristina
Points of divergence
- Novozhilov was listed in the official entry with the highest preliminary result of 205 kg — fontanka
- Russian athletes took third place in the medal tally at the European Championships in aquatic sports held in Paris — vm
- Russian synchronized swimmer Yekaterina Shatnova won gold at the junior world championship in Budapest — vm
Coverage (2 sources)
- Gold with a surplus of a kilogram: a Russian won the European championship — Фонтанка
- Russian weightlifter Novozhilov took gold at the European Youth Championship — Вечерняя Москва