Botev 252,5KG C&J WR attempt! | 110KG | 1990 | WWC (Budapest, Hungary) | ENG

9th session of World Weightlifting Championships 1990 (Budapest, Hungary). In the 110kg’s category bulgarian world & european champion Stefan Botev wanted to break Zakharevich c&j world record with 252,5kg. It wasn’t successful, but Botev wins the overall gold with 50KG (!) gap! ENGLISH DUB! After competition interviews: Gold medalist - Stefan Botev (BUL, 22 yo.): “Sadly, my opponents weren’t strong enough to make a great battle. Maybe the mood of the crowd also had effect to my world record attempt. If Zakharevich & Weller competed here with me, the competition would have been much better; but overall I can say: the main opponent in our sport is the barbell & the plates.“ Silver medalist - Nail Mukhamedirov (URS, 28 yo.): “I competed in the 110kg category (and not in 100kg) for to Soviet Team’s goal, to get more score. The best two soviet lifters in this category missed this Worlds because of injuries. I didn’t meet w