Darya Akhmerova, a third-year student of Volga Region University, won gold medals at the Russian Weightlifting Cup. Around 300 athletes from different regions of the Russian Federation, including the Donetsk People's Republic, took part in the tournament, which was held in Grozny.
Weight class 81 kg Daria achieved a total of 252 kg (110+142 kg) in the biathlon and set three records of Russia in the clean and jerk. The University student won by one kilogram difference - silver went to Yana Sotieva (Nizhny Novgorod Region/RNO-Alania), who lifted 251kg (114+137). "Bronze went to Maria Gruzdova (Belgorod Region/Kurgan Region), her result of 232 kg.
