Aleksandr Lukashenko congratulates Vadim Streltsov on world weightlifting title

    Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has congratulated member of the national weightlifting team Vadim Streltsov on the victory at the 2015 IWF World Weightlifting Championship in Houston.

    “Congratulations! Thanks to your dedication, will to win, self-confidence you have won a gold medal in the competition with the world’s strongest weightlifters,” the message of greetings from the head of state reads.

    Aleksandr Lukashenko wished all athletes and coaches of the national team to finish the world championship with a maximum number of Olympic quotas.