Armenia's Simon Martirosyan, centre, claimed his first-ever global title after powering to victory on the penultimate day of the 2018 International Weightlifting Federation World Championships in Turkmenistan’s capital Ashgabat ©IWF

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The 21-year-old managed world standards in the men's 109 kilograms clean and jerk and total events on a memorable day ©IWF
The 21-year-old managed world standards in the men's 109 kilograms clean and jerk and total events on a memorable day ©IWF
The silver medallist in the total was China’s Yang Zhe ©IWF
The silver medallist in the total was China’s Yang Zhe ©IWF
Rounding out the overall podium was Poland’s Arkadiusz Michalski ©IWF
Rounding out the overall podium was Poland’s Arkadiusz Michalski ©IWF
Spain's Marcos Ruiz I Velasco was among those who contested the men's 109kg Group B event earlier in the day ©F.E.H./Twitter
Spain's Marcos Ruiz I Velasco was among those who contested the men's 109kg Group B event earlier in the day ©F.E.H./Twitter
China’s Ao Hui beat North Korea’s Kim Un Ju to the women's 87kg overall gold medal following an intriguing battle between the two lifters ©IWF
China’s Ao Hui beat North Korea’s Kim Un Ju to the women's 87kg overall gold medal following an intriguing battle between the two lifters ©IWF
Kim managed to overcome Ao in the clean and jerk, but it was not enough to secure victory in the total ©IWF
Kim managed to overcome Ao in the clean and jerk, but it was not enough to secure victory in the total ©IWF
The Dominican Republic’s Crismery Dominga Santana Peguero won the bronze medal in the total ©IWF
The Dominican Republic’s Crismery Dominga Santana Peguero won the bronze medal in the total ©IWF
The fourth medallist in the category was Chile’s Maria Fernanda Valdes Paris, right, who came third in the clean and jerk ©IWF
The fourth medallist in the category was Chile’s Maria Fernanda Valdes Paris, right, who came third in the clean and jerk ©IWF
As ever, the loaders were hard at work today ©F.E.H./Twitter
As ever, the loaders were hard at work today ©F.E.H./Twitter