As expected, at the 2nd CIS Games in Minsk, Uzbekistan’s athletes are demonstrating high skill and desire to win.

Two weightlifters from Uzbekistan rose to the highest step of the podium. Ogabek Nafasov, a graduate of Samarkand weightlifting school, proved his superiority over his rivals in all categories. He confidently performed both in the snatch (110 kg) and the clean and jerk (130 kg) in 55 kilograms weight category. His total result is 240 kg. According to the biathlon results, he surpassed the representative of Turkmenistan Ali Bobomurodov, who became the silver medalist, by as much as 25 kilograms. At the same time, the host country’s representative, Grigory Vertinsky, got a bronze.

In women’s championships (55 kilograms weight category), Uzbekistan’s Jamila Panfilova, a student of Angren weightlifting school, conquered 86 kg in the snatch and 104 kg in the clean and jerk. With a total result of 190 kilograms, she beat the representative of Belarus and brought another gold to the national team.

Gayrat Khonnazarov, UzA