A former Ukrainian weightlifter won a silver medal as part of the Bahraini team at the World Championships after switching sports citizenship.
Alina Maroshchak became the vice-champion of the world in the weight category of 86 kg: she won "silver" in both the summary of the duel and the push.
The former Ukrainian started playing in Bahrain in 2026. Until then, she managed to become the world champion as part of Ukraine (in 2021), and in 2023 she was suspended from the competition due to a violation of the anti-doping laws related to the use of hydrochlorothiazide.
The representative of Ukraine also appeared at WC 2026 in the weight class up to 86 kg: Iryna Dombrovska took 14th place.