Chinese CHEN Lijun defended his World Champion title in Total at the World Championships in Thailand on Friday, achieving this despite he was not first in either of the lifts. In the Snatch, the 26-years-old Chinese finished at 150kg, but ISMAYILOV Daniyar (TUR) performed the same before him. Surprisingly, the gold went to the winner […]
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In the men’s 61kg, Indonesian 2018 winner IRAWAN Eko Yuli was dethroned by Chinese Li Fabin, who also set new World Records in the Snatch and Total on the way. The triple Gold Medallist Chinese set the World Record at 145kg in the first lift and 318kg in Total. Moreover, previously IRAWAN was holding the […]
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Chinese winners were announced in the women’s 49kg bodyweight category at the World Championships in Thailand on Thursday: HOU Zhiu won the Snatch and JIANG Huihua won in Total. In the first lift, HOU completed 94kg first, clinching the Gold Medal from JIANG who had the same result. The Bronze Medal both in the Snatch […]
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The 2019 IWF World Championships opened in Pattaya today with an Opening Ceremony which showcased the best of Thailand’s rich culture. The Ceremony began with a video which took the audience on a journey across the beautiful resort of Pattaya and the surrounding region. It was followed by a drum and wind instrument musical performance […]
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In the lightest women’s bodyweight category, Turkey’s European Champion this year, ERDOGAN Saziye triumphed. The 27-year-old lifter won the Snatch with 77kg, but could only defeat MONTERO RAMOS Ludia M (CUB) with a 1kg advance, the 2019 Pan-American Champion. Vietnamese KHONG My Phuong wasn’t far behind either with 74kg, this year’s Junior World Champion. In […]
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