On December 10, at the World Weightlifting Championship in Tashkent, an Uzbek athlete Doston Yokubov won a gold medal in the weight category up to 67 kg. He lifted a total of 324 kg (144 kg in the snatch and 180 kg in the clean and jerk). He overtook weightlifter Francisco Mosquera (Colombia), who became the silver medalist, by 8 kg. The third place went to the Russian sportsman Zulfat Garayev.

It should be noted that Doston Yokubov also became the owner of a small gold medal, lifting the most (180 kg) in the clean and jerk exercise.