Ahmed Abuzriba Explained

Ahmed Abuzriba
Birth Date:2000 4, df=yes
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Country:Libya
Sport:Weightlifting
Weight Class:102 kg

Ahmed Abuzriba (born 16 April 2000) is a Libyan weightlifter. He was a medalist at the 2023 African Games.[1]

Career

He won a bronze medal at the 2019 African Weightlifting Championships in Cairo.[2]

He won three gold medals in the 96kg division at the 2021 African Weightlifting Championships in Nairobi, Kenya, winning the snatch, the clean and jerk and the overall.[3]

Competing in the Weightlifting at the 2023 African Games, he was medalist in the 102kg division, in Accra, Ghana in March 2024, winning two silver medals and a bronze.[4] However, during the event he also had to helped by officials after an attributed his collapse to the fatigue caused by fasting on the second day of Ramadan.[5]

He won a bronze medal at the World Powerlifting Championships in June 2024.[6]

He was selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics in the Men's 102 kg division.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ahmed Abuzriba. 25 July 2024. Olympics.com.
  2. Web site: Libya wins 9 medals in 29th African Weightlifting Championships. 218tv.net. 24 July 2024. May 6, 2019.
  3. Web site: Libyan weighlifter Ahmed Abu Zeriba hungry for more. Africa News. 25 July 2024. Tancredi. Chamberaud. 15 June 2021.
  4. Web site: 2023 African Games: Egypt sweeps 6 gold medals as Ghana places 4th in weightlifting. 25 July 2024. 14 March 2024. Ghana Web.
  5. Web site: Libyan Weightlifter Ahmed Abuzriba's Dramatic Collapse Amidst Ramadan Fast, Secures Silver Medal at 102kg Category. nbssport.co.ug. 25 July 2024. Grace Lindsay. Mababzi. March 15, 2024.
  6. Web site: 3rd Libyan Athlete to Compete in Paris 2024 Olympics. Libya Review. 25 July 2024. June 26, 2024.
  7. Web site: The Libyan weightlifting champion reserves his place in the Paris Olympics. dzairsport.net. 25 July 2024. 24 June 2024.