El Analyzer

Two gold slipped from hands (logic this time) Nasar in men 89 kg won the gold with brilliant performance Reeves in women 71 kg with great boosting performance in C&J

I was wondering who gave team that push? ..it was you at the end ... Karlos is the man (hopefully) to break this domination. but if we did a poll here: Do you think weightlifters are clean from doping or not ? ..what would be your thoughts ...I don't want to criticise any athletes or countries but the records are very suspicious

After finishing 8 Categories (4 men and 4 women), still dominating the WCh by far: in women: 1 Gold in 45 kg while 3 Golds in 49, 55 and 59 kg in men: 1 gold in 55 kg while 3 Golds in 61, 67 and 73 kg

Ahmed El-Gendy (Modern Pentathlon)

African championship: the following teams qualified for Women IHF WCh 2025:

if they limit the number of qualified athletes to 8 per category that will not exceed the allocated quota (marginally). I know 8 athletes only is a bit harsh but will be more competitive.

Women Competitions We are going to witness the clash of titans between and in several bodyweights Women -45 kg 1- Won (entry 187 kg) gold medalist of Asian Ch with 192 kg and the world record holder when she became the champion of World cup 2024 (196 kg). 2- Zhao (entry 179 kg) her latest record was in -49 kg category when she claimed the Junior W ch title with 191 kg. 3- Pham (entry 175 kg) her latest record in -45 kg category was back to 2019 when was the asian junior champion with 165 kg 4- Garcia Rincon (entry 175 kg) bronze medalist in European ch 2024 (156 kg). My guess goes for then , the bronze will see potential rivalry between the above other two athletes & some others with lower entry weight such as the following 3 athletes with 170 kg entry: Pramonghkhol Randafiarison Bektas Women -49 kg Another clash between and is expected in this category too. 1- Ri (entry 210 kg) Asian champion 2024 (220 kg) and the world record holder when she get the gold medal in world cup 2024 with 221 kg. 2- Xiang (entry 205 kg) the 20 yrs old has no records on IWF website in this weight category. The bronze will be between: Lin Cheng (entry 192 kg), 5 th in Asian ch 2024 with 187 kg Ramos (entry 190 kg) bronze medalist in Asian ch 2024 with 190 kg Women -55 kg Again and are the main figures for gold here 1- Kang (entry 225 kg), Asian champion 2024 with 227 kg and Asian game champion with 233 kg and world record holder by lifting 234 kg in world cup 2024 and claiming the gold medal 2- Zhang (entry 215), the 19 yrs old girl has no records on IWF website in this weight category. The bronze mainly would be between 3 athletes with 210 kg total entry: Chen , Ivzhenko & Grigoryan Not far from them the 2 Colombians Moya & Galvis, both with 205 kg total entry Women -59 kg Three athletes are the main figures in this weight category: 1- Kim (entry 235 kg), the junior world record holder when she lifted 246 kg in Asian game 2022, also she is the Asian champion 2024 with 225 kg. 2- Venegas (entry 235 kg), 4 th in Paris Olympics with 230 kg and pan American champion 2024 with 226 kg. 3- Pei (entry 230 kg), bronze medalist in world ch 2023 with 232 kg and 2nd in Asian ch 2023 with 236 kg. I don’t think Yodsarn , Beteyob or Magistris would be able to surprise the audiences. Two :GBR are competing in 59 kg category both will have entry of 198 kg: Gordon Brown, 7th in European ch 2024 with 200 kg Smith, 25th of Wch 2023with 203 kg. Expecting both to finish between 16th and 21st. Women -64 kg Two athletes from with total entry of 245 are the main contenders for gold and silver: 1- Suk Ri, Asian champion 2024 with 253 kg, she lifted 260 kg when she got the gold medal in grand prix 2023 2- Un Sim Rim, world cup 2024 winner with 258 kg and Asian game 2022 winner with 251 kg. The following three are fighting for a place on the podium: Li (entry 236 kg), Segura (entry 235 kg) and Usuga (entry 235 kg) Davies (entry 226 kg), 5 th in Tokyo Olympics with 227 kg. expected to finish between 8th and 12th. Women -71 kg Three players are the main athletes in this category, mostly the order will be as follows: 1- Reeves (entry 271 kg), Paris Olympic champion with 262 kg and world cup 2024 champion with 268 kg. 2- Jong (entry 265 kg), she has no records in this weight category but she is the Asian champion 2024 in 76 kg weight category with 259 kg (her weight in this competition was 71.3 kg very close to the 71 kg weight category). 3- Yang (entry 255 kg), winner of Asian ch 2022 with 228 kg. Barton (entry 216 kg), the 34 years old athlete finished9th in 2024 European ch with 217 kg. expected to finish 20 th to 25th. Women -76 kg Returning back to vs challenges, the main two athletes competing for gold and both have entry of 265 kg are: 1- Liao , she didn’t manage to put a total in Asian game in this weight category but she is the world record holder in 71 kg category by lifting a massive 273 kg in W ch 2023 2- Song , Asian champion 2024 in 71 kg category by lifting 269 kg and Asian game winner by lifting 267 kg in the 76 kg category Mostly the bronze would go for as they have 2 athletes: Mendoza (entry 250 kg), bronze medalist in world cup 2024 with 240 kg Sanchez (entry 245 kg), her last record was back to 2014 in 63 kg weight category and since then not participated in major competitions. Not far from them: Nicholson (entry 242 kg), Bedward (entry 241 kg) and Rogers (entry 240 kg) Brown asked for a preliminary entry of 217 kg, she is the 5 th in Junior W Ch 2024 with 222 kg. expected to finish 16th to 20th. Women -81 kg Since Koanda , the Olympic champion and Dajomes Olympic bronze medalist are not participating and Cikamatana 4 th in Paris Olympics moved to 87 kg weight category, the road is paved for to claim another medal in W Ch (why not gold) 1- Sara Samir (entry 265 kg) Olympic runner up in Paris 2024 with 268 kg and African champion in 2022, 2023 and 2024 in that weight category is the most popular figure to claim the gold medal. 2- Amaro (entry 265 kg), 7 th in Paris Olympic with 240 kg and bronze medalist in Pan American ch 2024 with 243 kg. I don’t think she is able to lift the requested entry and would be surprised if she managed to get above 250 kg. 3- Kim (entry 260 kg), she has no records in this weight category. 4- Wu (entry 260 kg), she also has no records in this weight category. 5- Su-hyeon Kim (entry 256 kg), Asian champion 2024 with 254 kg 6- Iseul Kim (entry 255 kg), bronze medalist in Asian ch with 238 kg and 6th in world cup 2024 with 255 kg. Most likely the podium will be and the two with unknown records from and Women -87 kg 5 athletes are fighting for the top three positions: 1- Cikamatana (entry 260 kg), 4 th in Paris Olympics in 81 kg category with 262 kg, silver medalist in W ch 2022 in 87 weight category with 249 kg and bronze in 2023 in 81 kg category with 256 kg. 2- Kim (entry 258 kg), runner up of world cup 2024 with 258 kg 3- Chirinos Leon (entry 255 kg) Pan American champion 2024 with 240 kg. 4- Rahma Ahmed (entry 250 kg) the 18 yrs old junior w ch 2024 with 240 kg 5- Jabborova (entry 250 kg), 10 th in the open weight in Paris Olympic with 251 kg, she dropped her weight from 96 kg (during Olympics) to be – 87 kg in a very risky decision. Ngake is participating with 228 kg entry, the ex-Cameroonian has not participated in major competition since her bronze medal in London Olympics when she represented and lifted 246 kg in 75 kg weight category Women +87 kg Similar to the men open weight category, the world record holder here Wenwen is not participating leaving the floor for her fellow Chinese and others to get into the podium: 1- Li (entry 300 kg), the 20 yrs old girl with no previous records in IWF website. 2- Park (entry 296 kg), Silver medalist in Paris Olympics with 299 kg, Asian champion 2024 with 293 kg and world champion in 2023 with 289 kg. 3- Campbell (entry 288 kg) Bronze medalist in Paris Olympics with 288 kg, Silver medalist in Tokyo 2020 with 283 kg and European champion 2024 with 263 kg. 4- Son (entry 287 kg), runner up in Asian ch 2024 with 287 kg, runner up in Asian games with 283 kg and bronze medalist in world cup 2024 with 283 kg 5- Theisen Lappen (entry 280 kg), 5 th in Paris Olympics with 274 kg and winner of grand prix 2023 with 283 kg. Campbell needs to do her best aiming to get the third position in this tough competition.

Analysis for the potential medal contenders in the Weightlifting World Championships 2024 in Bahrain The analysis will be based on the preliminary entry total but doesn’t mean this would be the actual lifting numbers. Will add also a high-level highlight on Egyptian and GB athletes participating and their opportunities if any. Men Competitions Men -55 kg 4 players proposed entry total of 270 kg. 1- Gia Lai the gold medalist of WCH 2023 with 269 kg. 2- Son Ngo the silver medalist of WCH 2023 with 261 kg. 3- Yang Yang – no previous records in IWF website. 4- Un Pang gold medalist in world cup 2024 (270 kg) & Asian championship 2024 (266 kg) My guess goes for and the two athletes, but don’t underestimate and potential surprise in snatch or clean and jerk from athlete Natthawat Chomcheun Men – 61 kg The three medalists in Paris are not participating ( Fabin , Theerapong and Hampton :USA) 3 players has preliminary entry of 300 kg 1- Myong Pak the junior world record holder and silver medalist in Asian game 2022 (307 kg) 2- Haixian Wei - no previous records in IWF website, the young lad porn on 2004. 3- Ricko Saputra the silver medalist in Asian championship 2024 (291 kg) I’ll go with the same order above, with potential challenges from two athletes Trinh & Nguyen young athlete Elaraby (porn 2006) is participating with total 280 kg, expecting to finish between 8 th and 12th. Men -67 kg 5 players are fighting to be on the podium 1- The highest total entry (325 kg) is by Zheng who has no previous records in IWF website. 2- Sairamkez , (321 kg entry) the silver medalist in Asian championship 2024 (292 kg) and 12 th in 2023 WCh (280 kg). 3- RI , (320 kg entry) Asian champion 2024 (317 kg) and silver medalist in Asian games 2022 (321 kg) 4- Another Pak with same 320 kg entry, has no previous records on IWF website in this weight category. 5- Genc total 320 kg entry, 4 th in WCH 2022 (322 kg) Can’t get a definite guess but I think the gold will go to one of the two athletes. Men -73 kg I don’t believe the entry order would be the final standing, the 5 highest entries are: 1- Lee (348 kg) his previous records were mainly in 67 kg category 2- Ri (345 kg), no previous records in this category 3- Calja (345 kg) silver medalist in WCH 2021 and 5 th in European ch 2024 4- Bak (345 kg), 7 th in Paris 2024 (334 kg), 5th in World cup 2024 (345 kg) 5- Ben Hnia (342 kg), 8 th in Paris 2024 (330 kg) and African champion 2024 (320 kg) I am expecting (if no injuries) Juniansyah (335 kg entry) & Zhong (340 kg total) could be strong competitors too if they boost their total entries. Men -81 kg 6 main players are trying to get to the podium: 1- Churkin (370 kg), no previous records in this category but he is bronze medalist in WCG 2022 in 73 kg category with 343 kg total 2- Martinez (360 kg), world champion 2023 (356 kg) & European champion 2024 (346 kg) 3- Chong Ri (360 kg), Asian champion 2024 (369 kg) 4- Uvarov (360 kg), silver medalist in Asian ch 2024 (343 kg) & bronze in Asian games 2022 (348 kg) 5- Liu (360 kg), no previous records in this category 6- Mukhammadkodir (360 kg) bronze medalist in W ch 2023 (352 kg) and silver medalist in Asian games 2022 (351 kg) Eslam Abuelwafa is participating with total requested entry of (355 kg) but I will be surprised if he finishes 7th. Men -89 kg 5 players are competing to be medalists: 1- Nasar (390 kg) the brilliant Olympic chamion in Paris (404 kg) wants to collect his 2 nd gold w ch medal after his gold in 2021 in 81 kg weight category 2- Ro (385 kg), 4 th in grand prix 2023 (379 kg) 3- Robu (375 kg), 4 th in Paris Olympics (383 kg) and bronze medalist is European Ch 2024 (378 kg) 4- Yu (375 kg), 6 th in Paris 2024 (371 kg) 5- Zafarjonov (375 kg), silver medalist in Asian ch 2024 (362 kg) Few athletes can change their entry later and can be strong competitors too, such as: Pan (371 kg) Kurlovich (373 kg) Karapetyan (370 kg) Men -96 kg 4 highest entry athletes are challenging each others for medals, they are: 1- Kianosh Rostami !! I am in doubt and tried to follow the news to get confirmation if Rostami change his nationality from to or it’s just a typo but couldn’t, hope someone can confirm. His entry is 390 kg, the 33 years old Rostami is Olympic champion in 2016 in 85 kg category. 2- Won (389 kg), Asian champion 2024 (367 kg), world cup champion 2024 (389 kg) and silver in W ch 2023 (384 kg) 3- Sumpradit (385 kg), bronze medalist in Asian games 2022 (384 kg) 4- Adiletuly (385 kg), runner up in 2022 Wch (383 kg) Few other competitors will be hard figures such as the two athletes (Mkrtchyan & Hovhannisyan ) both have entry of 380 kg. Mahmoud Hosny (porn in 2005) has entry of 375 kg. He was the raising star for the Egyptian national team but series of back injuries with wrong and bad recovery affected him so much since his brilliant performance in 2022 Youth W ch in 89 kg category with 343 kg total (28 kg ahead of the runner-up). Also changing the body weight several time in short duration affected his recovery process. Men -102 kg 3 top athletes with highest total entries are: 1- Aymen Bacha (401 kg), very high number compared to his previous records. His best was in 2020 Olympics in 109 kg category and was only 388 kg. Aymen is the African champion 2023 in 109 kg category. 2- Fares Elbakh (400 kg), Tokyo Olympic champion in 96 kg category with 402 kg total but failed to score any snatch lifts in Paris and got eliminated in 102 kg category. 3- Antropov (400 kg), 6th in 2022 W ch (385 kg) Yasser Salem has preliminary entry of 385 kg, expected to finish 10 th to 12th. Griffiths has a low entry (353 kg), his best record is 346 kg when he finished 6th in commonwealth games 2022 Men -109 kg 5 athletes are aiming for the medals: 1- Nurudinov (410 kg), 2 nd in 2023 W CH (407 kg) and Asian champion 2024 (382 kg) 2- Dadashbayli (405 kg), European champion 2024 (388 kg), bronze in 2023 Wch (403 kg) 3- Samarkanov (401 kg), bronze medalist in Asian CH 2023 (390 kg) 4- Amriddinov (400 kg), runner-up in Asian CH 2024 (381 kg) 5- Karapetyan (400 kg), no previous records in this category. Very difficult to see different names on the podium. Men +109 For the first time since 2014 we will see a new world champion in this weight category other than the all-time legend Lasha Talakhadze The athletes aiming for the glory are: 1- Lalayan (460 kg), silver medalist in Paris Olympics (467 kg) 2- Minasyan (460 kg), bronze medalist in Paris Olympics (461 kg) 3- Martirosyan (450 kg), silver medalist in European ch 2024 (437 kg) and 5th in W CH 2023 (450 kg) 4- Ali Ammar (440 KG), 6 th in Paris Olympics (437 kg) and bronze medalist in Asian Ch 2024 (425 kg) Initial total for other athletes are not higher than 410 kg, which would be difficult to compete with those 4 unless the total entry change dramatically. It could happen from few athletes like: Davoudi (currently 390 kg entry) Sharifikelarijani (currently 390 kg entry) Women analysis will follow next week isa.

looking at the Junior WCH (U-20) results so far, seems like USA is gearing up. the target would be to challenge China in LA 2028 and snatch few gold medals here and there. p.s: China is not participating in Junior WCH I am wondering if we can see USA in good shape in Bahrain WCH too

Deja Vu

is Beach sprint rowing (the new added event to Los Angeles 2028) part of the W Ch 2024? where I can find previous results for such event (if existed)

He is so popular worldwide ...even in Egypt

some quick notes why the Egyptians are disappointed with the performance: - Sports Minister said we will get 10 medals - Nada Hafez - Fencing Sabre competed while pregnant (7 months) and no one knows from the Egyptian Fencing federation nor the ministry (you know why? federation didn't see her for months and doesn't care) ..by the way she won in round of 32 against USA and achieved the best female place in Egyptian fencing history - a player has been accused with sexual assault and has been released later as footage doesn't show (serious conduct) - Hammer player Moustafa El- Gamal has no coach since Nov 2023 and when he complained after the game the president of athletic federation said he is a low class anyway! ..by the way he is the African record holder and the only Egyptian won gold medal in African athletic championship 2024 - Omar Assar - Table tennis said the federation has claimed a fund for a training camp with 100 K (Dollars or Euro don't know) and the paper said he was there but actually he was at home and no one knows where are the money ..actually every one know. there are 6-7 more points but I feel sick continue ...other than that everything perfect and Ministry of Sport is celebration the great success !!!!!!

1. Rate the performance on a scale of 1-10 3 2. What were the suprises and heartbreaks? Mohamed El-Sayed (Fencing Epee Bronze medalist) and Mohamed Gabr who lost the bronze in GR 97 kg wrestling ... disappointed with Sief Eissa (seeded 3rd) in Taekwondo -80 kg and lost in round 16 3.Was your country's goal achieved? No. 4. Which are the sports that will be invested more in future? Current / Upcoming sports Modern Pentathlon - Squash - Weightlifting to less extent : Fencing - Wrestling 5. Who could be some the potential star for your country in LA? the whole Modern pentathlon Team (men and women) ..the aim is to have the full quota (2 each), some names are: Men: Ahmed Elgendy - Mohamed Elgendy - Moataz Mohamed- Moustafa Abo Alam - Mohamed Sherif Women: Malak Ismail - Salma Abdelmaksod - Farida Khalil - Amira Kandel Same for squash: Men: Moustafa Asal (will be 27 in 2028) - Mohamed Zakaria (will be 20 yrs in 2028) ..I have discarded other well known names because of age but some of them could be still there in top form Women: Nour Elsherbiny (32 in 2028) - Nouran Gohar ( 30 in 2028) - Hania Elhammami (27 in 2028) - Amina Orfy (21 in 2028)

For I was expecting 4-6 medals and we got 3 (1 each) For I was expecting 60 medals and we got 65 total ..however my guess went for 19-20 Gold and we got only 14