National weightlifters achieved a major success by winning a total of 17 medals at the Youth World Weightlifting Championships held in Cali, Colombia.



According to a statement from the Turkish Weightlifting Federation, the star-and-crescent team, consisting of 8 athletes—5 women and 3 men—won 4 gold, 9 silver, and 4 bronze medals at the championship.


All athletes on the national team managed to reach the podium in their weight classes. The women's national weightlifters also drew attention by finishing fifth in the team ranking.
Turkish Weightlifting Federation President Talat Ünlü, in his assessment of the success, said, "The outstanding performance of our youth athletes at the World Weightlifting Championships has given us great hope for the future of Turkish weightlifting. I wholeheartedly congratulate all our medal-winning athletes, our national team coaches who successfully represented our star-and-crescent flag in Colombia, and everyone who contributed. I believe these successes will continue to grow."