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Due to concerns about the rapid spread of [[SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant|Omicron variant]] and held shortly after [[2020 Summer Olympics|Olympics]] and [[2021 National Games of China|Chinese National Games]], the tournament faced the absence of many strong competitors. 10 Olympic champions from [[Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Tokyo]] four months earlier, 15 world champion title holders, and entire teams from China and North Korea decided not to compete.<ref name="australia_albania_mongolia_britain_contenders_from_everywhere_in_wide_open_iwf_world_championships">{{Cite news|last=Oliver|first=Brian|date=6 December 2021|title=Australia, Albania, Mongolia, Britain - contenders from everywhere in wide-open IWF World Championships|work=[[Inside the Games|InsideTheGames.biz]]|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1116468/iwf-world-championships|url-status=live|access-date=6 December 2021}}</ref><ref name="china_pulls_weightlifting_team_from_world_championships_over_covid_19_2021">{{Cite news|last=Oliver|first=Brian|date=30 November 2021|title=China pulls weightlifting team from World Championships over COVID-19|work=[[Inside the Games|InsideTheGames.biz]]|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1116208/china-weightlifting-covid19|url-status=live|access-date=2 December 2021}}</ref><ref name="world_championships_clear_to_go_ahead_after_uzbekistan_grants_exemption_for_weightlifters_2021">{{Cite news|last=Oliver|first=Brian|date=2 December 2021|title=World Championships clear to go ahead after Uzbekistan grants exemption for weightlifters|work=[[Inside the Games|InsideTheGames.biz]]|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1116293/iwf-world-championships|url-status=live|access-date=2 December 2021}}</ref> Weightlifters competing at the event were exempt from the required quarantine when visiting Uzbekistan.<ref name="world_championships_clear_to_go_ahead_after_uzbekistan_grants_exemption_for_weightlifters_2021"/><ref name="egypt_cleared_to_compete_weightlifting_world_championships_2021">{{Cite news|last=Oliver|first=Brian|date=4 December 2021|title=Mohamed Ehab raring to go after Egypt cleared to compete at Weightlifting World Championships|work=[[Inside the Games|InsideTheGames.biz]]|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1116395/ehab-egypt-weightlifting-world-champs|url-status=live|access-date=4 December 2021}}</ref> |
Due to concerns about the rapid spread of [[SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant|Omicron variant]] and held shortly after [[2020 Summer Olympics|Olympics]] and [[2021 National Games of China|Chinese National Games]], the tournament faced the absence of many strong competitors. 10 Olympic champions from [[Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Tokyo]] four months earlier, 15 world champion title holders, and entire teams from China and North Korea decided not to compete.<ref name="australia_albania_mongolia_britain_contenders_from_everywhere_in_wide_open_iwf_world_championships">{{Cite news|last=Oliver|first=Brian|date=6 December 2021|title=Australia, Albania, Mongolia, Britain - contenders from everywhere in wide-open IWF World Championships|work=[[Inside the Games|InsideTheGames.biz]]|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1116468/iwf-world-championships|url-status=live|access-date=6 December 2021}}</ref><ref name="china_pulls_weightlifting_team_from_world_championships_over_covid_19_2021">{{Cite news|last=Oliver|first=Brian|date=30 November 2021|title=China pulls weightlifting team from World Championships over COVID-19|work=[[Inside the Games|InsideTheGames.biz]]|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1116208/china-weightlifting-covid19|url-status=live|access-date=2 December 2021}}</ref><ref name="world_championships_clear_to_go_ahead_after_uzbekistan_grants_exemption_for_weightlifters_2021">{{Cite news|last=Oliver|first=Brian|date=2 December 2021|title=World Championships clear to go ahead after Uzbekistan grants exemption for weightlifters|work=[[Inside the Games|InsideTheGames.biz]]|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1116293/iwf-world-championships|url-status=live|access-date=2 December 2021}}</ref> Weightlifters competing at the event were exempt from the required quarantine when visiting Uzbekistan.<ref name="world_championships_clear_to_go_ahead_after_uzbekistan_grants_exemption_for_weightlifters_2021"/><ref name="egypt_cleared_to_compete_weightlifting_world_championships_2021">{{Cite news|last=Oliver|first=Brian|date=4 December 2021|title=Mohamed Ehab raring to go after Egypt cleared to compete at Weightlifting World Championships|work=[[Inside the Games|InsideTheGames.biz]]|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1116395/ehab-egypt-weightlifting-world-champs|url-status=live|access-date=4 December 2021}}</ref> |
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The event was also designated the [[2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships]], with places in the [[2022 Commonwealth Games]] awarded to the best [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] lifter in each eligible division.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Oliver |first1=Brian |title=Weightlifting’s Commonwealth Championships go ahead in Tashkent - and new events added |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1116448/weightlifting-commonwealth-champs |access-date=25 December 2021 |work=insidethegames |publisher=Dunsar Media Company |date=5 December 2021}}</ref> |
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==Medal table== |
==Medal table== |
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Revision as of 00:28, 25 December 2021
| Dates | 7–17 December |
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The 2021 World Weightlifting Championships was a weightlifting competition held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[1][2]
Due to concerns about the rapid spread of Omicron variant and held shortly after Olympics and Chinese National Games, the tournament faced the absence of many strong competitors. 10 Olympic champions from Tokyo four months earlier, 15 world champion title holders, and entire teams from China and North Korea decided not to compete.[3][4][5] Weightlifters competing at the event were exempt from the required quarantine when visiting Uzbekistan.[5][6]
The event was also designated the 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships, with places in the 2022 Commonwealth Games awarded to the best Commonwealth lifter in each eligible division.[7]
Medal table
Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
* Host nation (Uzbekistan)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 |  Uzbekistan* | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 |  Thailand | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 |  Colombia | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 |  Georgia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Iran | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 7 |  Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 |  Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 11 |  Egypt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Indonesia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Kazakhstan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Mongolia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 |  Armenia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 |  Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Japan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 19 |  Albania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Qatar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 22 |  Russian Weightlifting Federation | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 23 |  Moldova | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Norway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Turkey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (28 entries) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 | |
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
* Host nation (Uzbekistan)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 9 | 5 | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | Uzbekistan* | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| 3 | Thailand | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | Ukraine | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Russian Weightlifting Federation | 4 | 0 | 7 | 11 |
| 6 | Colombia | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
| 7 | Georgia | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Iran | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 11 | United States | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | Egypt | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Indonesia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tunisia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 15 | Armenia | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 16 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 17 | Albania | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 19 | Qatar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | Moldova | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Norway | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 23 |  India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Great Britain | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Japan | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 26 | Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Turkey | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 28 |  Brazil | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 |  Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Malaysia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 32 | Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 33 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Turkmenistan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 35 |  Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Belarus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (37 entries) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 180 | |
Medal summary
Men
Women
Team ranking
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Women
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Participating nations
A total of 432 competitors from 74 nations participated.
- Albania (5)
Algeria (2)- Armenia (10)
- Australia (8)
Austria (1)
Bangladesh (3)- Belarus (4)
Belgium (2)- Brazil (3)
- Bulgaria (6)
Cameroon (6)- Canada (14)
- Chinese Taipei (10)
- Colombia (14)
Croatia (4)
Cyprus (1)
Czech Republic (4)
Denmark (5)
Ecuador (7)- Egypt (7)
Estonia (2)
Finland (3)
France (2)- Georgia (10)
Ghana (3)
Gibraltar (1)- Great Britain (4)
Greece (5)
Guatemala (2)
Hungary (1)
Iceland (4)- India (19)
- Indonesia (14)
- Iran (13)
Ireland (1)
Jamaica (4)- Japan (5)
- Kazakhstan (4)
Kenya (8)- Kyrgyzstan (3)
Latvia (3)
Lithuania (6)- Malaysia (3)
Malta (4)
Mauritius (3)- Moldova (5)
- Mongolia (3)
Netherlands (2)
New Zealand (2)
Nicaragua (1)- Nigeria (7)
- Norway (3)
- Pakistan (5)
Palestine (1)
Philippines (10)
Puerto Rico (1)- Qatar (1)
- Russian Weightlifting Federation (19)
- Saudi Arabia (4)
Singapore (1)
Slovakia (3)- South Korea (15)
Spain (9)
Sri Lanka (19)- Sweden (3)
Switzerland (2)- Thailand (14)
- Tunisia (1)
- Turkey (6)
- Turkmenistan (11)
Uganda (4)- Ukraine (8)
- United States (10)
- Uzbekistan (14)
- Venezuela (5)
References
- ^ Iveson, Ali (10 September 2021). "Tashkent to stage IWF World Championships and Electoral Congress in December". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Blechman, Phil (10 September 2021). "2021 IWF World Championships And Electoral Congress Set For December In Uzbekistan". BarBend. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (6 December 2021). "Australia, Albania, Mongolia, Britain - contenders from everywhere in wide-open IWF World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Oliver, Brian (30 November 2021). "China pulls weightlifting team from World Championships over COVID-19". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Oliver, Brian (2 December 2021). "World Championships clear to go ahead after Uzbekistan grants exemption for weightlifters". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Oliver, Brian (4 December 2021). "Mohamed Ehab raring to go after Egypt cleared to compete at Weightlifting World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Oliver, Brian (5 December 2021). "Weightlifting's Commonwealth Championships go ahead in Tashkent - and new events added". insidethegames. Dunsar Media Company. Retrieved 25 December 2021.