Lifter Thanh dominates Asian weightlifting championships

HÀ NỘI — Phạm Thị Hồng Thanh has been the most successful athlete from Việt Nam at the  二0 二 二 Asian Weightlifting Championship in Manama, Bahrain.

The SEA Games champion on Tuesday grabbed three gold medals in her class of  六 四kg.

Thanh, who also set records at the Hà Nội Games in May, dominated the continental tournament in all events of snatch by lifting  一00kg, clean and jerk of  一 一 七kg and her total of  二 一 七kg.

Thipwara Chontavin of Thailand came in second with silvers in snatch ( 九 一kg) and total ( 二0 一kg) and a bronze in clean and jerk ( 一 一0kg).

Indonesian Sarah Sarah placed third with a silver in clean and jerk ( 一 一 一kg) and two bronzes in snatch ( 八 九kg) and total ( 二0 一kg).

Earlier, Quàng Thị Tâm and Nguyễn Trần Anh Tuấn won two gold medals for Việt Nam on Monday.

Tâm made a brilliant international debut as a national team athlete at the age of  一 九 in the women's  五 九kg class although she was not considered a contender as much as her tea妹妹ate Hoàng Thị Duyên who won golds and set a record at the May SEA Games.

She claimed her title in the snatch with a lift of  九 三kg. In the clean and jerk, the Thái ethnic minority woman came third with a  一 一 五kg result. In total, her  二0 八kg brought her a silver. She was second overall.

Her total result was  八kg heavier than what she did two months ago at the Asian junior championship in Uzbekistan, where she won three golds.

Meanwhile, senior Duyên had a poor result because of her back injury, placing fourth in all events.

China's Long Xue pocketed two golds in the clean and jerk ( 一 一 八kg) and total ( 二0 九kg) and a bronze in snatch ( 九 一kg). She topped the overall ranking.

Natasya Betayob of Indonesia was third with one silver in the clean and jerk ( 一 一 六kg) and a bronze for her total ( 二0 五kg).

Tuấn, in the men's  六 一kg class, triumphed in the clean and jerk with an attempt of  一 六 一kg. He was second in the snatch ( 一 三 四kg) and total ( 二 九 五kg).

Jia Xionghui of China won two golds in the snatch ( 一 四0kg) and total ( 二 九 六kg) and a silver in the clean and jerk ( 一 五 六kg)

Ricko Saputra of Indonesia won three bronzes,  一 三 三kg in the snatch,  一 五 八kg in the clean and jerk and  二 九 一kg in total.

After three days of competition, Việt Nam secured nine golds, six silvers and one bronze.

The Asian competition will close on Sunday. VNS