Ángel Rodríguez set two youth world records at the World Weightlifting Championships in China

Published at: 05/11/2026 04:00 PM

Venezuelan Ángel “El Torito” Rodríguez set two youth world records at the start of the 2026 World Weightlifting Championship, which is being held in Ningbo, China, the first round of the qualifying process for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games.

Rodríguez had an outstanding performance in the 85-kilogram division, where he twice surpassed his own world youth record of 165 kilograms at the start.

In his second attempt, he lifted 167 kilograms and, later, raised the record to 170 kilograms, a result that made him the protagonist of the world championship.

In the envión, he achieved 191 kilograms to complete an Olympic total of 361 kilograms, a figure that placed him in eleventh position in the senior general classification.

For his part, Keydomar Vallenilla finished his participation in tenth place in the general classification, with a total of 370 kilograms, a product of 165 in start-up and 205 in envión.

Mauricio Loaiza, 19, was also present at the highest orbital event, with records of 160 kilograms at the start and 200 in the engine, for a sum of 360 kilograms that allowed him to occupy the nineteenth position.

In other performances, Wilkeiner Lugo achieved 133 kilograms at the start and 161 kilograms at the start, to be in twelfth place in the total. Reiner Arango, on the other hand, lifted 150 kilograms at the start and 180 kilograms at the start, with a total of 330 kilograms that placed him in the fifteenth position.

In the women's category, Katherine Echandía recorded 84 kilograms at the start and 106 kilograms at the start, for a total of 190 kilograms and the nineteenth position.

Claudia Rengifo achieved 104 kilograms at the start and 126 kilograms at the start, while Naryury Pérez plans to close the Venezuelan performance on November 8, in the division of more than 86 kilograms.

Mazo News Team