An athlete from Uzbekistan Ruslan Nurudinov won a gold medal in the weight category up to 109 kg at the Asian Weightlifting Championship in South Korea, the press service of the Ministry of Youth and Sports reported.

Ruslan Nurudinov won a silver medal in the snatch with a score of 177 kg, and in the clean and jerk, he excelled with a score of 228 kg.

In the sum of two exercises, Nurudinov gained 405 kg, surpassing his closest rival by 6 kg, and became the champion of Asia.