Bahrain lifters Ingrid Vanesa Segura Grueso and Jhon Murillo were crowned champions of their respective categories today in the Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships 2025 in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Grueso put in a sensational performance en route to claiming a sweep of the gold medals – including for total, snatch, and clean and jerk – in the junior women’s 69kg division, while also setting a pair of new junior Asian records.
Murillo, meanwhile, bagged two gold medals and one silver in the youth men’s 94kg category. He triumphed in the snatch and total, and came away with his silver medal in the clean and jerk.
More in tomorrow’s GDN and online.