JINJU, South Korea, May 5 (Xinhua) — Jiang Huihua gained China’s first gold medals on the Asian Weightlifting Championships right here on Friday, defeating her teammate and Tokyo Olympic champion Hou Zhihui on the primary day of competitors.
Jiang confirmed her greatest type within the ladies’s 49kg class, beginning with a carry of 94kg within the snatch to beat 93kg lifted by Hou.
After lifting 113kg on her second clear and jerk to win gold, Jiang tried to set a brand new world report of 120kg on her last try, however to no avail.
The clear and jerk silver went to Rira Suzuki of Japan who lifted 111kg, whereas Hou took bronze as she failed in her third try at 115kg.
Jiang took one other gold within the whole with 207kg, and Hou adopted her teammate with 204kg.
In the ladies’s 45kg class, Siriwimon Pramongkhol of Thailand secured three gold medals with lifts of 77kg within the snatch, 100kg within the clear and jerk and 177kg within the whole.
Rose Jean Ramos of the Philippines pocketed three silver medals within the occasion.
Tu Tung Do of Vietnam lifted 147kg within the clear and jerk and 263kg within the whole to win two golds within the males’s 55kg class, whereas his teammate Son Dinh Ngo gained a gold within the snatch and two silvers within the clear and jerk and the overall.