The 2021

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was a weightlifting competition held from 7 to 17 December in

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, Uzbekistan. Due to concerns about the rapid spread of

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and held shortly after Olympics and

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, the tournament faced the absence of many strong competitors. 10 Olympic champions from

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four months earlier, 15 world champion title holders, and entire teams from China, North Korea, Italy and Germany decided not to compete. Weightlifters competing at the event were exempt from the required quarantine when visiting Uzbekistan. The event was also designated the

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, with places in the

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awarded to the best Commonwealth lifter (totals only, as per the Olympics) in each eligible division.

Medal summary

Men

Women

Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)

Team ranking

Men

Women

Participating nations

A total of 414 competitors from 72 nations participated. * (5) * (2) * (10) * (8) * (1) * (2) * (4) * (2) * (3) * (5) * (4) * (13) * (10) * (14) * (2) * (1) * (4) * (5) * (7) * (7) * (2) * (3) * (2) * (10) * (3) * (4) * (3) * (2) * (1) * (4) * (19) * (14) * (13) * (1) * (4) * (5) * (4) * (7) * (3) * (3) * (5) * (3) * (4) * (2) * (5) * (2) * (2) * (2) * (7) * (3) * (4) * (10) * (1) * (1) * Russian Weightlifting Federation (19) * (4) * (1) * (3) * (15) * (9) * (19) * (3) * (2) * (14) * (1) * (6) * (10) * (4) * (8) * (10) * (14) * (5)

References

External links

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World Championships A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...

Weightlifting Championships International weightlifting competitions hosted by Uzbekistan Sports competitions in Tashkent