Original title: Sun Yongjie was accidentally injured and won the National Weightlifting Championship by a narrow margin
Xinhua News Agency, Changsha, October 21 (Reporter Yao Yu) The 2023 National Weightlifting Championship ended in the gymnasium of Shaoyang Sports Center, Hunan Province. In the last 87kg and above competition, Sun Yongjie of Liaoning Chaoyang team won the championship with a total score of 311kg.
In the snatch competition, Sun Yongjie and Heilongjiang team Li Yan came on the stage after others completed their attempts. The two chased each other throughout the whole process, extending the competition between the two in this year’s women’s weightlifting championships into this game. The last lift of both sides required 145 kg, but Sun Yongjie failed to challenge and won the silver medal; Li Yan steadily lifted and won the snatch championship. Zhang Manling of the Beijing team won the bronze medal.
Sun Yongjie was unstoppable in the clean and jerk competition, locking the championship in his first attempt. In his second attempt, he challenged the national clean and jerk record held by Olympic champion Li Wenwen. However, he was injured in an accident and gave up his third attempt. In the end, Sun Yongjie won two gold medals with a clean and jerk of 171 kg and a total score of 311 kg. Li Yan and Zhang Manling won the runner-up and third place in clean and jerk and total scores respectively.
The 87kg competition was also held that day. Jiang Yujia of Shandong team won two gold medals with a clean and jerk of 145kg and a total score of 261kg; Song Kun of Liaoning team won the snatch championship with 117kg.
2023-10-22 03:24:00
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