Micallef in Doha International

Another positive experience in Doha during the 3rd Qatar International Weightlifting Championship. Kyle Micallef lifted the total of 253kg in the 85kg category, he placed 9th of 14 counties, he did better than athletes from Qatar, Bahrain, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh. Micallef find some difficult in the beginning of the competition to hold the 114kg overhead but manage to successful on his third attempt. In the Clean and Jerk he lifted 139 kg but it was not enough to place better than Uzbekistan athlete that finished with 1kg above Micallef,