Moldovan athlete Alexandrina Ciubotaru has won three gold medals at the European Junior and U23 Weightlifting Championships held in Bucharest, in the 76 kg weight class, IPN reports.
She lifted 93 kg in snatch and 117 kg in clean and jerk. Turkey’s Burcu Gercekden (208 kg) and the UK’s Isabella Brown (203 kg) also climbed on to the winter’s rostrum.
Three days earlier, Ecaterina Grabucha won three silvers in the 45kg class in Under 23. Iulian Betca won silver in snatch in the 55 kg class in Under 20.
The European Junior and U23 Weightlifting Championships end on August 3. Moldova is represented by 16 athletes at the competition.
