Iran's Ali Hashemi, second from left, tasted victory in the men's 102 kilograms category on day eight of the 2018 International Weightlifting Federation World Championships in Turkmenistan's capital Ashgabat ©IWF

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Hashemi secured his triumph with a total of 396kg ©IWF
Hashemi secured his triumph with a total of 396kg ©IWF
Ukraine’s Dmytro Chumak was the overall silver medallist with 393kg ©IWF
Ukraine’s Dmytro Chumak was the overall silver medallist with 393kg ©IWF
Chumak's total was matched by Hashemi’s compatriot Reza Beiralvand, who clinched the bronze medal ©IWF
Chumak's total was matched by Hashemi’s compatriot Reza Beiralvand, who clinched the bronze medal ©IWF
Earlier in the day, Spain's Lidia Valentín won the women’s 81kg overall gold medal with 249kg ©IWF
Earlier in the day, Spain's Lidia Valentín won the women’s 81kg overall gold medal with 249kg ©IWF
It came after she finished first in the snatch with 113kg and third in the clean and jerk with 136kg ©IWF
It came after she finished first in the snatch with 113kg and third in the clean and jerk with 136kg ©IWF
Her decision to compete in a higher bodyweight category than usual paid off ©IWF
Her decision to compete in a higher bodyweight category than usual paid off ©IWF
Belarus’ Darya Naumava finished second in the total with 245kg ©IWF
Belarus’ Darya Naumava finished second in the total with 245kg ©IWF
Ecuadorian Tamara Yajaira Salazar Arce stood on the third step of the overall podium with 242kg ©IWF
Ecuadorian Tamara Yajaira Salazar Arce stood on the third step of the overall podium with 242kg ©IWF
Group B competitor Raushan Meshitkhanova, second from left, completed the list of medallists with the Kazakh doing enough to take snatch silver ©IWF
Group B competitor Raushan Meshitkhanova, second from left, completed the list of medallists with the Kazakh doing enough to take snatch silver ©IWF