‘World ka gold medal b ayega’: Talha Talib wins Pakistan first ever medal in World Weightlifting Championship
Pakistan’s young weightlifter Talha Talib has won the country’s first ever medal at the World Weightlifting Championship on Friday by winning a Bronze at the snatch event in the 67kg category.
In a message on Twitter after his victory, Talib said he hoped to win a gold medal for the country soon too. While he also thanked everyone who supported him.
Thank you everyone for your support. My twitter wasn't working in uzbekistan so that's why i didn't respond to your messages.
— Talha Talib (@_talha_talib) December 11, 2021
Esy e support krty rhyn or Agly competition k liye duaoun mein yaaad rkhyn. InshAllah bht jald World ka gold medal b ayega 🙏❤️
Pakistan zindabad 🇵🇰❤️
The 22-year-old weightlifter from Gujranwala managed to create history for Pakistan in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
He lifted 143kg in his first attempt in the snatch event in the 67kg competition. His following attempts of lifting 146kg and 147kg were unsuccessful, but the lift of 143kg in the first attempt was enough for him to secure a medal for Pakistan.
Last year, Talha won the Bronze medal in same category at the Asian Championship. The performance earned him a place at Tokyo Olympics, where he finished fifth.
The performance at the Olympics brought him into the limelight and the country’s sports authorities assured him full support for future events.
Several notables, including Provincial Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Government of Punjab Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti, congratulated the athlete on accomplishing the feat.
𝗣𝗮𝗸𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻'𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗪𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗹.
— Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti (@RaiTaimoorB) December 10, 2021
Congratulations @_talha_talib for winning Pakistan's first-ever medal at World Weightlifting Championship with a bronze in snatch (143kg) in 67kg. 🇵🇰 🇵🇰 🇵🇰 pic.twitter.com/e6oCso5Imp
𝗣𝗮𝗸𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻'𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗪𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗹.
— PTI (@PTIofficial) December 10, 2021
Congratulations to @_talha_talib who won Pakistan's first-ever medal at World Weightlifting Championship with a bronze in snatch (143kg) in 67kg. pic.twitter.com/8maLdMnroR
History = made@_talha_talib wins Pakistan's first ever medal at World Weightlifting Championship 🇵🇰 🥉 #talhatalib #pakistan pic.twitter.com/tVgyNQULRV
— Rai M. Azlan (@Mussanaf) December 11, 2021
I congratulate @_talha_talib for winning Pakistan’s 1st ever medal at World Weighlifting Championship. Through #KJSportsDrive, we aim to bring up hidden talent from across the country to int’l level. We need more #KamyabJawans like him to make Pakistan 🇵🇰 move forward in Sports. pic.twitter.com/aRROmDUaeO
— Usman Dar (@UdarOfficial) December 11, 2021
Shabash @_talha_talib
— Zeeshan Qayyum ☄️ (@XeeshanQayyum) December 10, 2021
Talha Talib wins Pakistan's first ever medal at weightlifting World Championships with a bronze in snatch (143kg) in 67kg. pic.twitter.com/3kASAzft0D
'%3e%3crect%20y='0.445312'%20width='48'%20height='48'%20rx='24'%20fill='white'%20fill-opacity='0.5'/%3e%3crect%20x='0.5'%20y='0.945312'%20width='47'%20height='47'%20rx='23.5'%20stroke='%23808080'/%3e%3cpath%20d='M34.625%2024.4453L14%2024.4453'%20stroke='%23808080'%20stroke-width='0.920053'/%3e%3cpath%20d='M23.375%2034.4453L13.375%2024.4453L23.375%2014.4453'%20stroke='%23808080'%20stroke-width='0.920053'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3cdefs%3e%3cfilter%20id='filter0_b_489_44344'%20x='-12'%20y='-11.5547'%20width='72'%20height='72'%20filterUnits='userSpaceOnUse'%20color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3e%3cfeFlood%20flood-opacity='0'%20result='BackgroundImageFix'/%3e%3cfeGaussianBlur%20in='BackgroundImageFix'%20stdDeviation='6'/%3e%3cfeComposite%20in2='SourceAlpha'%20operator='in'%20result='effect1_backgroundBlur_489_44344'/%3e%3cfeBlend%20mode='normal'%20in='SourceGraphic'%20in2='effect1_backgroundBlur_489_44344'%20result='shape'/%3e%3c/filter%3e%3c/defs%3e%3c/svg%3e)
'%3e%3crect%20y='0.445312'%20width='48'%20height='48'%20rx='24'%20fill='white'%20fill-opacity='0.5'/%3e%3crect%20x='0.5'%20y='0.945312'%20width='47'%20height='47'%20rx='23.5'%20stroke='%23808080'/%3e%3cpath%20d='M13.375%2024.4453L34%2024.4453'%20stroke='%23808080'%20stroke-width='0.920053'/%3e%3cpath%20d='M24.625%2014.4453L34.625%2024.4453L24.625%2034.4453'%20stroke='%23808080'%20stroke-width='0.920053'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3cdefs%3e%3cfilter%20id='filter0_b_489_44344'%20x='-12'%20y='-11.5547'%20width='72'%20height='72'%20filterUnits='userSpaceOnUse'%20color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3e%3cfeFlood%20flood-opacity='0'%20result='BackgroundImageFix'/%3e%3cfeGaussianBlur%20in='BackgroundImageFix'%20stdDeviation='6'/%3e%3cfeComposite%20in2='SourceAlpha'%20operator='in'%20result='effect1_backgroundBlur_489_44344'/%3e%3cfeBlend%20mode='normal'%20in='SourceGraphic'%20in2='effect1_backgroundBlur_489_44344'%20result='shape'/%3e%3c/filter%3e%3c/defs%3e%3c/svg%3e)
