Chinese weightlifter Li Junxin snatched the three gold medals in the 67kg weight competition that was held Thursday in the World Weightlifting Championships.
The Chinese “Shen” won the golds after he lifted 153 kg in the snatch and 180 kg in the jerk, with a score of 333 points.
The podium for the fourth day (Middle East)
The Indonesian weightlifter, Irwan Yuli, snatched two silver medals for the same weight, by lifting 146 kg in the snatch, with a total of 321 points.
The Armenian “Gor Sakyan” won the bronze in the snatch (61 kg) with a lift of 142 kg, and the bronze in the total with 312 points.
Colombian “Antonio Masquera” won the silver medal by lifting 176 kg, and the Korean “Lee Sun Yu” snatched the bronze by lifting 176 kg.
Continuous competition in the championship (Middle East)
37 male and female weightlifters will compete on Friday, and the competitions are limited to two weights and three categories. The first competition will start for the weight of 73 kg category (D) with the participation of 14 weightlifters, followed by the competition for the weight of 59 kg category (B) with the participation of 11 weightlifters, provided that the category (A) competition will be held ) for the same weight with the presence of 12 quadrants.
Saudi participation in the Weightlifting Olympics (Photo: Saad Al-Anzi)
The Players Committee of the International Weightlifting Federation will hold its first meeting in Riyadh on Friday morning to discuss the levels of players that have been presented so far in the championship.
At the same time, the Development and Education Committee will hold a meeting to discuss the most important developments in the participation of the International Federation in the development of sports education in various countries of the world.
On the other hand, the Technical Committee of the World Weightlifting Championships, for the first time in the history of the International Federation, excluded two weightlifters from the championship due to an excess of 250 grams over the specified weight in each category.
The Saudi international referee, Yasser Al-Masoud, a member of the Technical Committee of the Saudi Weightlifting Federation, explained that the 250-gram increase approved by the International Weightlifting Federation is represented in the estimated dress weight for each weightlifter or weightlifter, indicating that the time for the scales is two hours before the start of the competition.
Al-Masoud touched on the tasks carried out by the technical committee in the tournament by ensuring the readiness of the competition floor, the bar and the weights, and ensuring the presence of the referee in the warm-up area, the height of the platform for the lifters, and other tasks.
Chinese Taipei Ambassador attending the competition (Middle East)
The Ambassador of Chinese Taipei to Saudi Arabia, Sheng Peng, attended the World Weightlifting Championship for adults for the second time in a row to enjoy the atmosphere of competition and excitement among the athletes on the fourth day of the tournament. So much for attending for the second time, as the competition was stronger, and I will not hesitate to be present today, tomorrow, and until the end of the last day of the tournament.
The Chinese ambassador added: The championship is distinguished in all respects, and the compulsory tournament that is held for the first time in order to qualify for the Paris Olympics has increased its beauty, and I expect that there will be new records and fierce competition.
2023-09-07 19:47:52
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