Kostas Municipality proved that he remains one of the top athletes in the +107 kg category. The European record holder (with 231 kg), with three valid attempts in his first race in 2021, won the gold medal at the World Weightlifting Cup on a bench held in Dubai.
The Municipality, No-4 in the world rankings of the super-heavy, until before the Dubai event, lifted in order 213, 220 and 224 kg, leaving in second place Azero Aslanov who had just one valid effort at 223 kg.