On October 6, the 5th day of competition at the 2025 World Weightlifting Championships came to an end at the «Fordehuset» arena in Førde, Norway.
Today, the men’s 79 kg category determined its strongest competitors.
Competition Schedule | Medal Standings
Paris Olympic champion and Indonesian weightlifter Rizki Juniansyah won the new weight category (up to 79 kg). Juniansyah lifted a total of 361 kg, finishing just 1 kilogram ahead of 2024 world champion (in the 73 kg category) North Korean weightlifter Ri Chong-song and Egyptian Mohamed Younes Elsayed.
Ambitious Kazakh lifter Yedige Yemberdy took 6th place with a total result of 351 kg. Yedige lifted 155 kg in the snatch and 196 kg in the clean and jerk.
Below, we invite you to check out the results from today’s competition at the 2025 World Championships in Førde:
Men:
79 kg
- Rizki Juniansyah (Thailand) — 361 kg
Snatch: 157 kg
Clean and jerk: 204 kg - Ri Chong-song (North Korea) — 360 kg
Snatch: 163 kg
Clean and jerk: 197 kg - Mohamed Yunes Elsayed (Egypt) — 360 kg
Snatch: 162 kg
Clean and jerk: 198 kg
