The Sofia European Weightlifting Championship had its most amazing day with the participation of two of the greatest historical exponents of CH Coruña, Irene Martínez and Víctor Castro. Neither of them were close to the medals, but they sought to make a place for themselves among the best in their respective categories, despite the fact that Irene arrived very poorly in preparation due to an injury that has been haunting her in recent times.
Víctor Castro, also technical director of the Galician Weightlifting Federation, arrived with the hope of defending his marks and placing himself as high as possible, since he could not aspire to be in Paris 2024, because his category, that of less than 67 kilograms, It has been one of those removed from the Games program after having been in previous events. Víctor was able to lift 133 kilograms in the snatch and 150 in two times, with which the Olympic total climbed to 283. These weights allowed him to be eighth in the snatch, eleventh in two times and the same position in the Olympic total. Víctor Castro was able to compete in full conditions by making three valid attempts in the start and two in two times.
There were more physical limitations for Irene Martínez, who was participating in her twelfth European competition. She was still not fully recovered from the hip injury she suffered last December at the World Cup in Qatar and she could not go above fifteenth position in the three rankings. The woman from A Coruña was able to lift 83 kilograms in the snatch and 94 in two times, with an Olympic total of 177. “Despite the bad result at the brand level, I am happy to have been able to arrive, endure practically the entire competition well and have been able to enjoy another European Championship,” Irene Martínez herself explained on her social networks after analyzing her limitations. and technical details of each lift. In her case, only two could be valid.
In these championships in Bulgaria, the Spanish delegation has achieved bronze in less than 55 kilograms by Josue Brachi, silver and bronze by Marta García in less than 45 and third place in snatch by Sira Armengou in less than 74.
2024-02-14 22:37:53
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