22-year-old Indonesian weightlifter Rahmat Erwin Abdullah, who took bronze within the males’s 73kg on the Tokyo Olympic Games, clinched gold in the identical occasion at Hangzhou Asiad on Tuesday, and likewise set a world file within the clear and jerk of the occasion.
HANGZHOU, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) — Indonesian Olympic champion Rahmat Erwin Abdullah clinched the gold with a world file within the males’s 73kg occasion at Hangzhou Asiad right here on Tuesday.
Abdullah, 22, lifted 158kg within the snatch and offered a world file of 201kg within the clear and jerk for a profitable complete of 359kg. His private greatest within the clear and jerk was one kilo higher than his personal earlier world mark.
“It’s an absorbing contest as I expected,” mentioned Abdullah, including that he actually loved the method of the competitors.
Follow Abdullah, 19-year-old Weeraphon Wichuma from Thailand, who received gold within the males’s 73kg on the 2023 world weightlifting championships in Riyadh final month, collected silver, by lifting 156kg within the snatch and 195kg within the clear and jerk for a complete of 351kg. DPR Korean weightlifter Oh Kum Thaek got here third with 344kg.
China’s Wei Yinting, who received gold within the males’s 73kg on the 2023 Asian weightlifting championships this May, lifted 161kg within the snatch however did not make 180kg for 3 makes an attempt within the clear and jerk.
“I feel a little bit tired of series of competitions recently,” mentioned Wei, explaining that his knee damage impacts him.
The weightlifting competitors of Hangzhou Asiad, with 14 gold medals up for grabs, will conclude on Saturday.