Bahrain, Day 8: Antropov makes it two in a row for Kazakhstan and has China’s world record holder Liu in his sights

Artyom Antropov claimed Kazakhstan’s second victory in two days at the IWF World Championships in Bahrain when he made the last lift of an exciting 102kg session to push Meso Hassona from Qatar down to second place.

Spain had its first ever World Championships medal on total when Marcos Ruiz finished third. China won the women’s 81kg, in which Mongolia’s most decorated weightlifter earned a place on the podium in her farewell performance.

Artyom Antropov (KAZ)

Antropov was...