Artem Okulov secured Russia their first two medals of the 2018 International Weightlifting Federation World Championships by winning the men's 89 kilograms clean and jerk and total golds in Ashgabat today ©IWF

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The overall runner-up was Belarus’ Pavel Khadasevich with 371kg ©IWF
The overall runner-up was Belarus’ Pavel Khadasevich with 371kg ©IWF
His total was matched by Georgia’s Revaz Davitadze, but Khadasevich took the silver medal by virtue of the fact that he registered it first ©IWF
His total was matched by Georgia’s Revaz Davitadze, but Khadasevich took the silver medal by virtue of the fact that he registered it first ©IWF
A bumper seven athletes won medals in the men's 89kg category ©IWF
A bumper seven athletes won medals in the men's 89kg category ©IWF
But the day very much belonged to Okulov ©IWF
But the day very much belonged to Okulov ©IWF
China's Zhang Wangli managed world standards in the clean and jerk and total on her way to securing all three gold medals in the women's 71kg event ©IWF
China's Zhang Wangli managed world standards in the clean and jerk and total on her way to securing all three gold medals in the women's 71kg event ©IWF
Egypt’s Sara Samir Elsayed Mohamed Ahmed finished second in the total with a world junior standard-breaking 252kg ©IWF
Egypt’s Sara Samir Elsayed Mohamed Ahmed finished second in the total with a world junior standard-breaking 252kg ©IWF
Rounding out the overall podium was Kazakhstan's Nadezda Likhacheva ©IWF
Rounding out the overall podium was Kazakhstan's Nadezda Likhacheva ©IWF
Completing the list of medallists was Martha Ann Rogers, right, who secured the United States’ first medal of these World Championships with bronze in the clean and jerk ©IWF
Completing the list of medallists was Martha Ann Rogers, right, who secured the United States’ first medal of these World Championships with bronze in the clean and jerk ©IWF
But nobody was able to deny Zhang a near-prefect day ©IWF
But nobody was able to deny Zhang a near-prefect day ©IWF