Zurita and Martinez shared the podium on the numerous occasions they competed online from their homes.
The snatch was won by Martínez (102 kg) and the clean and jerk (127 kg) and total (228 kg) by Zurita after the last failed attempt (131 kg) by the Italian Federico La Barbera.įor Zurita it was the confirmation of his Pan American and South American titles in 20, the latter a year in which the virtual competitions promoted by the Pan American Federation fostered the motivation of weightlifters during the coronavirus pandemic. In this weight of 55 kg the favorite Ablay Auyelkhanov (Kazakhstan) won the three gold medals with a difference of 15 kg over the local Ogabek Nafasov (Uzbekistan) who won silver in all three modalities and lifted 233 kg. It was a good day for Latin America as the Ecuadorian Benjamin Zurita, 18 years old, won the other two bronze medals in this same category. It was the first world medal for Panama in 82 years since the National Weightlifting Federation was founded. "But his demonstration also highlights the great work of Professor José Manuel Ochoa with young talents," said Young, considered the first woman to head a National Olympic Committee in Central America. Speaking to Around the Rings, the new president of the Panamanian Olympic Committee, former national basketball team member and jurist Damaris Young, described Martinez's performance for national weightlifting as "historic".
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The reactions in Panama to Martinez winning the bronze medal were immediate, with the feat receiving prominent space amid the torrent of football and baseball news in the media and social networks of the country. The Central American nation won a world medal for the first time thanks to the performance of its weightlifter Juan Miguel Martínez, 19 years old, in the 55 kg category. (ATR) The first day of the IWF World Junior Championships in Tashkent proved historic for Panama.
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