Hristo Hristov competes through injury at World Weightlifting Championships

Bulgarian weightlifter Hristo Hristov competed in the men's 110 kg category at the World Weightlifting Championships in Ningbo, China, despite suffering from severe back pain.

During the competition, Hristov struggled with his first attempt at 180 kg. After dropping the weight, he appeared to be in significant pain, but he successfully completed his second attempt at the same weight and his third attempt at 186 kg. These efforts secured him a fifth-place finish in the movement, trailing leader Akbar Jurayev by 12 kg.

Hristov was the final Bulgarian participant in the championships. His performance comes after other Bulgarian athletes, including Angel Rusev and Deniz Danev, failed to record scores in the 60 kg category, and Ivan Dimov did not participate in the 65 kg category.