Tashkent Day 8: Man Asaad back from injury to surprise Minasyan –and it’s a good day for Iraq and Japan

By Brian OliverOlympic bronze medallist Man Asaad returned to the international platform for the first time in 14 months and…

AWF Senior Championships 2024, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Tashkent Day 7: Olympic champion Djuraev sheds 25kg and makes huge move in Paris rankings

By Brian OliverBefore today Akbar Djuraev had never lifted in the 102kg category. Now he is not only Asian champion…

Tashkent Day 6: PRK ends with 100% record – and a good day for Korea, Iran and hosts Uzbekistan

By Brian OliverDPR Korea finished its campaign at the Asian Championships with a 100 per cent record after Jong Chun…

Tashkent Day 5: Ten out of ten for PRK – and now their women have more world records than China

By Brian OliverDPR Korea now has more women’s world records than any other country after Song Kuk Hyang claimed her…

Tashkent Day 4: Rahmat Erwin beats world record twice and builds huge lead in Paris rankings

By Brian OliverRahmat Erwin from Indonesia boosted his chances of Olympic gold when he beat his own clean and jerk…

Tashkent Day 3: Two more wins for PRK and a first senior medal for Oman

By Brian OliverDPR Korea kept up its 100 per cent record at the Asian Championships in Tashkent by winning both…

Tashkent Day 2: Five straight wins for unstoppable PRK – and three more world records

By Brian OliverDPR Korea continued its record-breaking run of success by making it five wins from five medal events at…