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European Weightlifting Championships 2003

Milen Dobrev (BUL): “I was expecting to have a tougher competition today, but I was prepared for it, and if the need arose I was ready to lift more weight. I hope to meet Kakhiasvilis when he will be in a better condition. This is an excellent organisation and I’m very satisfied with everything.”

Sergey Zhukov (RUS): “My original goal was to be amongst the top three, but during the competition I did gain aspirations for the gold medal. I’ve been only half a year in this category and this was my first major competition in the 94 kg., so I need to try and lift more weight.”

Tadeusz Drzazga (POL): “I didn’t expect to win any medals here, because I’d been away from active competition for three years. I’m only sorry for the snatch, because I could have lifted 2.5 kg. more. This is a very high-level event in terms of organisation.”