JINJU, South Korea, May 6 (Xinhua) — Tokyo Olympic champion Li Fabin pocketed China’s second gold medal on the Asian Weightlifting Championships right here on Saturday.
Li lifted 143kg within the snatch of the boys’s 61kg class, defeating compatriot Chen Lijun who lifted 142kg in his closing snatch after failing with the identical weight on his second try.
Ricko Saputra of Indonesia took bronze within the snatch with a carry of 133kg.
Li lifted 171kg in his second clear and jerk to win gold, earlier than failing with 174kg on his closing try.
Chen secured the clear and jerk silver with a carry of 168kg after failing with 173kg in his second and third makes an attempt, whereas the bronze went to Theerapong Silachai of Thailand, lifting 167kg.
Li took one other gold within the complete with 314kg, and Chen adopted his teammate with 310kg.
Prior to Li, Jiang Huihua had triumphed within the girls’s 49kg class on the primary day of the championships.