Weightlifting: Zaichikov of Kazakhstan wins gold at Asian Championship

Weightlifter Alexandr Zaichikov brought the second gold medal to the Kazakhstan national team at the Asian Championship in Astana, Vesti.kz reports. Chinese Zhang ShengguoIn was Alexandr's rival when he lifted 168 kilograms in snatch. Zaichikov made three successful attempts, lifting 168, 173 and 175 kilograms. Yasin Bagheri from Iran took the third place: he lifted 161 kilograms. Zhang ShengguoIn performed first at lifting platform in clean and jerk. 206 kilograms was his best attempt. The Iranian lifted 201 kilograms and claimed 214, but failed to success with the weight. Zaichikov lifted 210 kilograms and won the gold medal with a total of 385 kilograms. Before that Anna Nurmukhmbetova won the first gold of the championship for Kazakhstan. She competed in -75kg weight class.