Akbar Djuraev earns a silver medal at the IWF Junior World Championships 2018

Uzbekistan’s Akbar Djuraev gained a silver medal at the IWF Junior World Championships 2018 taking place at the Uzbekistan Sports Complex.

In the men's 105kg event, Djuraev was the overall runner-up with 369kg having come second in the snatch with 167kg and the clean and jerk with 202kg.

Georgia's Irakli Chkheidze secured a clean sweep of the gold medals with a total of 382kg, while Amir Azizi of Iran claimed a bronze medal with 362kg.

A total of 246 athletes from 49 countries are competing at the 2018 IWF Junior World Championships, scheduled to conclude tomorrow with the men's over-105kg and women’s over-90kg categories.