DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

Dominican Yudelina Mejia won the subchampionship title at the 2025 World Weightlifting Championships (IWF World Championship) in Forde, Norway, a first for the Dominican Republic’s weightlifting team. Norwegian Olympic champion Solfrid Koanda won the championship.

Mejía’s powerful performance in Førde, Norway, saw her clinch three medals, totaling 271 kg across her lifts.

After nearly gaining a place on the podium at last year’s Paris Olympic Games, Mejia finally broke through with her championship snatch gold in the 86 kg category. She also added a silver medal in the clean and jerk competition behind Norway’s Solfrid Koanda.

Mejía cemented her status among the world’s elite in weightlifting by securing the World Sub-Championship title in the 86 kg division at the 2025 IWF World Weightlifting Championships.

The Dominican athlete was especially dominant in the Snatch, where her 122 kg lift earned her a sensational gold medal. She added a silver medal in the overall...