Weightlifter David Litvinov, today (Sunday) finished the European Championship in Albania in sixth place overall, while setting a new Israeli record.
The 29-year-old Litvinov, who competes in the weight category over 109 kg, who represented Israel at the Tokyo Olympics, opened the competition with a 178 kg entry in the lift, which he passed successfully, as he did with 182 kg and 186 kg In his third and final attempt.
From there, Litvinov switched to the push-off style, entering with 207 kg, successfully continuing to 216 kg, and in the third attempt, pushing 220 kg, which is a new Israeli record - an improvement of 3 kilos to his previous record achieved at the Israeli Championships two years ago.
In the end, in the Battle 2 competition (a combination of the two styles), the Israeli weightlifter achieved a result of 406 kg, which gave him the sixth place overall. Having determined 462 kg total.
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