15 athletes will represent Turkmenistan at the World Weightlifting Championship, which started in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia). The 88th men's and 31st women's tournament brought together 719 athletes (365 men and 354 women) from 117 countries.
The men's national team of Turkmenistan included 10 weightlifters: Seyitjan Mirzaev (weight category up to 61 kg), Perkhat Bakhtiyarov (up to 67 kg), Bunyad Rashidov (up to 67 kg), Bektimur Reyimov (up to 73 kg), Maksat Meredov (up to 81 kg), Shatlyk Shokhradov (up to 89 kg), Gaigysyz Toraev (up to 81 kg), Shakhzadbek Matyakubov (up to 96 kg), Davranbek Khasanbayev (up to 102 kg) and Khojamukhammet Toychiev (over 109 kg). And the women's team consists of 5 athletes: 2018 world champion in the weight up to 45 kg Yulduz Jumabaeva (up to 49 kg), Kristina Shermetova (up to 59 kg), Gulnabat Kadyrova (up to 76 kg), silver medalist of the Olympic Games in Tokyo in the category up to 59 kg Polina Guryeva (up to 76 kg) and Anamjan Rustamova (up to 81 kg).
The World Weightlifting Championship 2023 is a qualification for the Olympic Games 2024 in Paris. According to the rules of selection for the Games, athletes (including weightlifters from the host country and those who can qualify on the principle of universality) must take part in the World Championship 2023 and the World Cup, which will be held in Thailand in April 2024.
According to the Olympic qualification rules, all those who intend to participate in Paris-2024 competitions must come to Riyadh, since this is the first of two mandatory qualifying competitions in which athletes must take part. Therefore, those who are not ready to perform at the tournament due to injury or other reason should come to the tournament and take part in the weigh-in.
The national team of Turkmenistan was preparing for the World Weightlifting Championships in Minsk, where training camps were held from August 9 to September 2.
