Yudelina Mejia wins two bronze medals at Weightlifting World Championships

Dominican weightlifter Yudelina Mejia secured two bronze medals at the Weightlifting World Championships in Ningbo, China. Competing in the 86 kilogram category, Mejia earned bronze in both the clean and jerk and the total lifts.

Mejia lifted 147 kilograms in the clean and jerk and finished with a total of 266 kilograms, following a 119 kilogram lift in the snatch which placed her fourth in that specific discipline. This achievement marks her second time reaching the podium at a Senior World Championship, following her performance in Førde, Norway, last year.

The gold medals in the category were won by China's Guifang Liao, who swept the snatch, clean and jerk, and total lifts. Alina Marushchak, representing Bahrain, took the silver medals across all three categories. Ella Nicholson of the United States earned the other bronze medal in the snatch discipline.

William Ozuna, president of the Dominican Weightlifting Federation, praised the performance of Mejia and the entire delegation. He noted that the primary goal for the team was to begin accumulating points for the qualification process for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.