Romanian Razvan wins men's 69kg at junior's weightlifting worlds

Romanian Razvan wins men's 69kg at junior's weightlifting worlds

Romanian Martin Razvan (C), China's Tang Deshang (L) and Albania's Daniel Gidelli stand on the podium during the awarding ceremony of the men's 69kg category event at the Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Sofia, capital of Bulgaria, June 16, 2010. Martin Razvan claimed the title of the event with a total of 340kg.


SOFIA, June 16 -- Romanian Martin Razvan broke here on Wednesday the Chinese hegemony in the Junior World Weightlifting Championships, winning all gold medals in the men's 69kg class.

The 18-year-old Razvan successfully snatched 151kg and jerked 189kg for 340kg in total.

Tang Deshang of China conceded to the silvers at a total of 327kg -- 147kg in the snatch and 180kg in the clean and jerk competitions.

Two Albanians shared the bronze medals. Daniel Godelli took the total third place at 315kg and in the snatch lifting 140kg, while Briken Calja hoisted 175kg for the bronze in the jerk.

Earlier on Wednesday, Chinese Deng Mengrong won all gold medals in the women's 58kg class, and in the four categories finished on Monday and Tuesday, Chinese weightlifters swept all gold medals as well.

A total of 270 junior weightlifters, 170 men and 100 women, were participated in this championships ending on Sunday.

Romanian Martin Razvan celebrates during the men's 69kg category event at the Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Sofia, capital of Bulgaria, June 16, 2010. Martin Razvan claimed the title of the event with a total of 340kg.
(Xinhua)

Read More

S Korean athlete wins gold for 77kg men's weightlifting at EAG

S Korean athlete wins gold for 77kg men's weightlifting at EAG

Kim Kwang-hoon of South Korea competes in the men's 77kg weightlifting final at the 2009 East Asian Games in Hong Kong, south China, on Dec. 9, 2009. Kim Kwanghoon won the gold medal with a combined weight of 352kg.

HONG KONG, Dec. 9 -- South Korea's Kim Kwang-hoon took gold for the 77kg category of men's weightlifting at the East Asian Games on Wednesday, beating Liao Hui, a star Chinese weightlifter who had been competing in the 69kg category in the past.

Kim lifted 153kg in snatch, two kilograms less than the load that Liao has managed. But he lifted 199kg in the clean and jerk, topping the existing EAG record of 195kg and Liao's 196kg. Liao had a combined weight of 351kg, compared with Kim's 352kg.

Pang Kum-chol, representing the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, won the bronze medal with a combined weight of 331kg.

Liao Hui of China competes in the men's 77kg weightlifting final at the 2009 East Asian Games in Hong Kong, south China, on Dec. 9, 2009. Liao Hui won the silver medal with a combined weight of 351kg.

Liao, 22, was gold medallist for men's 69kg category at the Beijing Olympics and the recent World Weightlifting Championships. What he lifted in clean and jerk on Wednesday was heavier than the load of 186kg at the recent World Championships and 195kg at the recent National Games.

He also topped the world record of 357kg for the men's 69kg category at the National Games.

Liao said he did not have enough time to do a good preparation in the snatch competition, and was not satisfied with the results given that he has been able to lift more than 200kg in clean and jerk in training.

Kim Kwang-hoon (C) of South Korea, Liao Hui (L) of China and Pang Kum Chol of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) pose on the podium during the awarding ceremony for the men's 77kg weightlifting at the 2009 East Asian Games in Hong Kong, south China, on Dec. 9, 2009.

Chen Wenbin, head coach for China's men's weightlifting team, said he was "so worried" that Liao might suffer injuries when attempting the load of 196kg in clean and jerk after taking part in the National Games in October and the World Championships in late November.
(Xinhua)

Read More

Wang Mingjuan betters world records to win gold medal at Chinese National Games

Wang Mingjuan betters world records to win gold medal at Chinese National Games

Wang Mingjuan of Hunan celebrates on the podium during the awarding ceremony for the women's 48kg weightlifting in the 11th Chinese National Games in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 17, 2009. She betters women's 48kg weightlifting jerk and snatch records and also the total record.

JINAN, East China, Oct. 17 -- Weightlifting world champion Wang Mingjuan beat world record holder Yang Lian to win the women's 48kg division with world records lift at the 11th Chinese National Games here on Saturday.

"My hard work and strong mind brought me this precious gold medal," Wang told the press.

Wang Mingjuan of Hunan celebrates during the women's 48kg weightlifting final in the 11th Chinese National Games in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 17, 2009. She betters women's 48kg weightlifting jerk and snatch records and also the total record.

The 48kg division turned to be a competition between two world champions. Wang Mingjuan, winner in the 2003 and 2005 world championships, lifted 99kg in her last snatch, bettering the world record by one kilogram. The 24-year-old also smashed the national record of the kind.

Then her teammate Yang Lian, gold medalist in the 2006 worlds, snatching 99kg, too.

In the clean and jerk, Wang kept the momentum, hoisting 121kg with a total of 220kg, to beat Yang by two kilos.

Wang, winner in the National Games in 2001, shattered the world records of jerk and total respectively, one kilo and three kilos more than the world records.

"It's so many ups and downs during the eight years. I've never given up when I suffered knee injury and missed the chance to compete in the Olympics," said Wang.

"The competition is much fiercer than I had expected. I made a mistake and looked down on my opponents," said Yang.

"My physical condition is not good since I came here and suffering diarrhoea," she said.

"I had planned to win the gold medal and then retire. But now, I will reconsider my choice.

"Maybe I will fight on," Yang stated.

Wang and Yang are both representing Hunan province in the Chinese National Games. Gao Wei, representing Liaoning, took the bronze at 215kg.

"Wang is a perseverant lifter and she made good lifts today," team leader of Hunan team Liao Suping told Xinhua.

"Yang is passionate on the platform, and Wang is a shy girl with a steady mind. They are on the same level, but today Wang had a better performance," Liao told.

Though smashing three world records, Wang just broke two national records, the snatch and the total.

In Chinese women's weightlifting, 13 of all the 21 national records are higher than the world records of the same kind.

Though bettering weightlifting world records frequently happens in the Chinese National Games, the new results will not be counted as they are not accepted by the International Weightlifting Federation.

(Xinhua)

Read More