Karen Tatiana Mosquera wins silver at Weightlifting World Championships

Colombian weightlifter Karen Tatiana Mosquera secured a silver medal in the women’s 61 kg snatch event at the 2026 World Weightlifting Championships in Ningbo, China. Mosquera achieved a lift of 111 kg, finishing just one kilogram behind China’s Pei Xinyi, who took the gold with 112 kg.

In the clean and jerk discipline, Mosquera lifted 125 kg but failed her final attempt at 130 kg, placing eleventh in that category. Her combined total of 236 kg earned her fifth place in the overall classification.

This marks Colombia’s second medal at the tournament, following Hugo Fernando Montes’ bronze in the men’s 75 kg snatch. The competition serves as a key training stage for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.