Gold for Zammit Stevens in IWF International Tournament

Yazmin Zammit Stevens has made Malta weightlifting history by winning our first ever international Gold medal at the Vladan Milhajovic tournament in Serbia. She did this in an exceptional way, by claiming two gold medals over the weekend. This was Zammit Stevens' second time competing at the tournament. Last year, she won a bronze medal in the snatch phase of the event, which was a huge accomplishment for her as it had only been her second ever international performance. This year however, experienced and stronger than ever, Zammit Stevens fought hard to not only stand on the podium again, but to stand at the very top of it. The competition included strong weightlifting countries such as Bulgaria, Hungary, Israel, Bosnia Herzegovina, Romania, Uganda, Slovenia and Serbia. The snatch phase of the competition proved it would be a very tough one, where despite lifting equal to her best ever snatch attempt at 79kg, this would not be enough to get a medal as it placed her in fifth place overall. Determined to make up a lot of ground, Zammit Stevens started her clean and jerk at the heaviest out of all the other competitors at 93kg, and went on to lift 96kg and 99kg successfully. The...