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DENG Wei took it all with World Records

DENG Wei broke the World Records five times and defended her World Champion title in the women’s 64kg bodyweight category. The 26-years-old Chinese, who already held the World Records in both lifts and in Total when she arrived to Pattaya, performed 3 excellent lifts in the Snatch and ended her lifts with improving her best […] The post DENG Wei took it all with World Records appeared first on International Weightlifting Federation.

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LYU Xiaojunk is five-time World Champion at the age of 35

Chinese LYU Xiaojun triumphed in the men’s 81kg battle on the fifth day of the World Championships. The 35-years-old who previously won four golds and came to Pattaya as a title defender, finished at 171kg in the Snatch, achieving the result before his compatriot, LI Dayin. This was LYU’s 17th medal on a World Championships […] The post LYU Xiaojunk is five-time World Champion at the age of 35 appeared first on International Weightlifting Federation.

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Overwhelming victory by SHI

The five-times World Champion Chinese athlete, SHI Zhiyong achieved an overwhelming victory in the men’s 73kg bodyweight category on the fourth day of the IWF World Championships in Pattaya. The 25-year-old only came out for his first attempt in the Snatch when the other participants were done. He finished at 166kg, 2kg under his personal […] The post Overwhelming victory by SHI appeared first on International Weightlifting Federation.

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Chinese Taipei defended its title in women’s 59kg

KUO Hsing-Chun (TPE) defended her World Champion title this Saturday on the World Championships in Pattaya. The Asian Champion, who won at the Worlds two times in a row, was defeated in the Snatch by her North-Korean rival, Rio Olympics Silver Medallist CHOE Hyo Sim, who broke KUO’s World Record in this lift and set […] The post Chinese Taipei defended its title in women’s 59kg appeared first on International Weightlifting Federation.

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LIAO cleaned World Record

LIAO Qiuyun (CHN) gained the World Champion title in the women’s 55kg bodyweight category on the third day of the World Championships in Pattaya. The Silver Medallist was ZHANG Wanqiong. The 2018 World Champion ZHANG finished at 99kg in the Snatch, cutting 1kg ahead of her compatriot, 2019 Asian Champion LIAO. In the Clean and […] The post LIAO cleaned World Record appeared first on International Weightlifting Federation.

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