Sardinia shines in Tashkent, Uzbekistan: Davide Ruiu from Sassari conquered the bronze in momentum with 153 kilos
ORISTANO. Sergio Massidda He graduated junior world champion weightlifting in the 61 kg category. The 19 year old from Ghilarza has achieved a historic result for the Italian Weightlifting by winning the title for the third consecutive time, after those won in 2019 (in 2020 the competitions have not been repeated) in the Youth and Junior but in the 55 kg category. In Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Massidda is the last to get on the platform in the tear after the Kazakh Drozdov who stops at 128 kg; the Sardinian of the CS Army in his first test raises the stakes by lifting 129 kg. The two remaining attempts were void at 133 kg.
In the momentum, then the fight is consumed once again with the Kazakh who, however, does not stand head to head with the blue who, having entered the race at 154, improves to 156, a measure that the opponent cannot overcome, remaining at the his 154. For Massidda, therefore, a total of 285, silver for Drozdov with 282 kg, bronze for the Russian Mkhitarian with 265 kg.
The other blue in the race, the Davide Ruiu from Sassari, conquered the bronze of momentum with 153 kg, after the three null tests. «It was a hard-fought world championship – Massidda affirms – much more than the one won in Fiji. It was very exciting to win a World Cup in this way, especially after the category change and wearing three gold medals. I couldn’t wait to compete side by side with my teammate Davide Ruiu, I was sorry not to be able to get on the podium with him ». (Handle).