(PRIMASPORT) DURRES – At the European Junior and Under 23 Weightlifting Championships in Durrës, Ettore Antonio Pilato won the bronze medal in the 60 kg Junior category with a total of 260 kg, also setting a new Italian record in the snatch with 119 kg and landing six valid lifts out of six.
Pilato's performance was flawless: he started with 114 kg in the snatch, progressing to 119 kg, while in the clean and jerk, he started at 133 kg and reached 141 kg on his final attempt. He was preceded on the podium by Turkey's Erdogan with 275 kg and his compatriot Yilmaz with 272 kg.
In the women's competition, Eleni Battistetti finished seventh in the 49 kg Under 23 category with a total of 150 kg. In the snatch, she completed two valid lifts at 65 and 67 kg, while in the clean and jerk, she lifted 80 and 83 kg, failing to win the third lift of 85 kg. The women's victory went to Altun of Turkey with 176 kg.
Team Italy FIPE's program will continue with Claudio Scarantino's competition tomorrow, October 13, in the 65 kg Junior category. (PRIMASPORT)
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