2026 IWF Junior World Weightlifting Championships: Day Two Results

On May 3, the second day of the 2026 Junior World Weightlifting Championships for athletes under 20 took place in Ismailia, Egypt. On the first day of the tournament, medals were awarded in two weight categories: men’s 65 kg and women’s 58 kg.

At the end of the day, both overall gold medals were won by athletes from China. Chinese weightlifters have already claimed five overall gold medals in total, winning every category during the first two days of the tournament.

Results of Day Two of the U20 World Weightlifting Championships

Men

65 kg

Snatch

Wang Liqian (China) — 138 kg
Samoel Rrasa (Albania) — 134 kg
A Thieu (Vietnam) — 134 kg

Clean and Jerk

Wang Jinping (China) — 165 kg
Wang Liqian (China) — 164 kg
Ali Elsaid (Egypt) — 160 kg

Total

Wang Liqian (China) — 302 kg
Wang Jinping (China) — 297 kg
Ali Elsaid (Egypt) — 291 kg

Women

58 kg

Snatch

Ye Xinye (China) — 100 kg, junior world record
Yoselin Lopez (Mexico) — 92 kg
Ilihannis Jimenez (Venezuela) — 92 kg

Clean and Jerk

Yoselin Lopez (Mexico) — 121 kg
Ye Xinye (China) — 120 kg
Maria Paz Casadevall (Argentina) — 115 kg

Total

Ye Xinye (China) — 220 kg
Yoselin Lopez (Mexico) — 213 kg
Maria Paz Casadevall (Argentina) — 206 kg

Medal standings after Day Two

China — 5 gold, 2 silver
Mexico, the Philippines, Thailand — 1 silver
Argentina, Canada, Egypt, Greece, Vietnam — 1 bronze

On May 4, Narek Grigoryan and Hovhannes Hovhannisyan will compete for Armenia in the 71 kg weight category.

The live stream will be available HERE.