Weightlifting-China matches record with seven golds at one Games

TOKYO, Aug 2 (Reuters) – China received its sixth and seventh gold medals in weightlifting on Monday, matching Russia’s report from the 1976 Video games, as Li Wenwen and Wang Zhouyu triumphed within the girls’s heaviest weight classes at Tokyo 2020.

The 21-year-old Li had a dominant lead within the +87kg occasion, lifting 320kg in complete to set an Olympic report, whereas Wang received the ladies’s 87kg class with a mixed weight of 270kg.

Though Li failed to interrupt her personal world report of 335kg set earlier this 12 months, no lifters had been capable of compete along with her within the clear and jerk, the place she grew to become the final lifter to make three consecutive lifts.

“I wish to thank my coach to assist me obtain the gold medal dream right here,” Li stated by means of an interpreter. “I can’t think about I made such an achievement.”

Britain’s Emily Campbell claimed silver within the +87kg occasion with 283kg and the US’ Sarah Robles took bronze on 282kg.

“She is in a league of her personal. I am simply pushing myself,” Robles stated referring to Li. Robles received U.S.’s second medal for the game on the Tokyo Video games after Katherine Nye’s silver within the 76kg class. read more

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Wang received within the girls’s 87kg class with a mixed weight of 270kg, seven kilograms greater than Ecuador’s Tamara Salazar who took silver. The Dominican Republic’s Crismery Santana claimed bronze with 256kg.

Wang was not absolutely happy along with her efficiency.

“I needed to elevate 10 kilograms extra,” Wang informed reporters by means of an interpreter. “I misplaced to myself on this competitors.”

Requested about China’s dominance in gold medals within the weight lifting occasion in Tokyo, Wang stated her group at all times tried to point out the ability of their nation.

“We grow to be stronger by competing collectively,” she stated.

Wang led after finishing a elevate of 120kg at her third try within the snatch following an surprising failure at 115kg on her first try.

Within the clear and jerk, she failed in a bid to elevate 160kg to interrupt her report set on the 2019 world championships.

Reporting by Junko Fujita, further reporting by Martin Petty, enhancing by Ed Osmond and Hugh Lawson

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