Shymkent athlete Nurgisa Adiletuly won a silver medal at the world championships taking place in Ningbo, China. His result added another medal to Kazakhstan’s team tally.

Adiletuly lifted 182 kg in the snatch and 217 kg in the clean and jerk, for a total of 399 kg.

Carlos Nasar of Bulgaria won with 415 kg (185+230). Adiletuly finished second with 399 kg (182+217), while Iran’s Ali Alipour took third place with 396 kg (181+215).