Sports Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Faisal congratulated international star Ali Majid Haliti on his personal Twitter account on his achievement of gold and silver at the World Youth Weightlifting Championships held in Mexico.
His Highness wrote: “Congratulations to our hero, Saudi Arabian weightlifter Ali Majid, on winning the gold medal in snatch and silver in total at the World Weightlifting Championships in Mexico.” our dear country.
Saudi weightlifter Hlitit won gold and silver in the snatch with a total weight of 55kg as he lifted 105kg in the snatch competition and scored a total of 229 points to win the silver. Saudi weightlifter Mohammed Al-Marzouk also won silver in the 61kg snatch competition.