Mongolian female weightlifter M.Ankhtsetseg has become champion at the World University Weightlifting Championships. The announcement was made yesterday (17^th November). The competition  took place from 13^th to 17^th of November in Merida, Mexico. The young Mongolian competed in the women’s 75 kg category and lifted 105 kg in a snatch and 130 kg in clean and jerk, thereby becoming World Champion. In her category, an athlete from Mexico took silver whilst a Canadian took bronze. M.Ankhtsetseg was the only athlete from Mongolia  to participate in the competition's women’s 75kg category and first athlete to take a medal from the competition. She injured her arm while lifting 136kg and a Canadian coach helped her.

A few days ago, M.Ankhtsetseg also won gold at the Asian Weightlifting Championships in Tokyo.  As we have reported, due to financial difficulties, M.Ankhtsetseg was forced to participate in the two competitions without her coach Ts.Khosbayar.