MERIDA – In the 58 kg category, Rio de Janeiro’s 2016 Olympic bronze medallist, Kuo Hsing-Chun of Chinese Taipei, successfully achieved the first place, with 100 kg in snatch and 130 kg in the clean & jerk. Mexican Janeth Gomez Valdivia lifted 89 kg in snatch and 111 kg in clean & jerk, […]
MERIDA, Yucatan.- With a warm welcome to athletes, coaches and managers, the governor of Yucatan, Rolando Zapata Bello and the rector of the Autonomous University of Yucatan, Jose de Jesus Williams, inaugurated the 5th World University Weightlifting Championship. Yucatan opened its doors to receive weightlifters from 22 countries. During four days, they will fight for […]
CHIANG MAI – This Monday was the last day of competition of the 4th WUC Weightlifting in the North Chiang Mai University venue of the 4th World University Weightlifting Championship. The first gold medal of the day was taken by Tatarcik (SVK) in the snatch competition of the men’s 105kg ahead of Goh […]
CHIANG MAI – Different day, same start. This third day of competition at the 4th WUC Weightlifting started once again with a grand slam for a Thaï athlete. In the women’s 69kg Suwannaratana (THA) won the gold medals of the snatch (97kg), clean and jerk (115kg) and total (212kg). The double silver medallist […]
CHIANG MAI – Days seem similar in Chiang Mai at the 4th WUC Weightlifting where the first gold medal was once again won by a local lifter. Indeed in the women’s 58kg snatch competition, Srisurat ensured Thailand of a new gold with a 95kg lift ahead of Park (KOR) 83kg and Heghis (ROU) […]
CHIANG MAI – The 4th World University Weightlifting Championship kicked-off on 5 December, an important day for the Thai nation. Indeed 5 December is Thailand’s king’s birthday and on this special occasion a crowd all dressed of yellow – the king’s colour – could support the best weightlifters in the women’s 48kg and […]
Xia Hongyu (CHN) KAZAN – During the Weightlifting competition in the Women’s 48kg event, Xia Hongyu (CHN) broke the Snatch Universiade Record with 85kg and then again with 87kg (former record 80kg). All this happened in the presence of FISU President Mr. Claude-Louis Gallien and IWF President Dr. Tamas Ajan. Congratulations! These were the […]
Meng (CHN) lifts a new women’s World Record of 188kg in the Clean & Jerk! EILAT – The ladies finished their World Championships with the +75kg category on the final day, November 9th, in Eilat. It was going to be a showdown between the 2012 Junior world champion, YAO Chi-Ling of Chinese Taipei and […]
