THACH Kim Tuan (VIE) made another fast, low squat, single movement lift to equal his junior world record 134. He pulled long and hard with 133 hitting the low squat like a rock before standing. LONG Qingquan (CHN) pulled and sat again with 130 this time he waited to make sure it was secure before standing. LI Fabin (CHN) dragged 130 off the floor, sitting very low for his 1st. The 2008 Olympic champion at 18, LONG Qingquan (CHN) pulled and sat with 130 for no lift.
THACH Kim Tuan (VIE) opened with a hop back and one continuous motion 130. Starting from a low squat, OM Yun Chol (PRK), hopped forward under 128 before running forward to save it. Hopping forward again with 124, OM forced himself very low to fix the weight. OM Yun Chol (PRK) opened with 124 with a big hop forward and a miss. This class featured two Olympic champions OM (2012) and LONG (2008). He was born to Turkish parents living in Bulgaria and was the first weightlifter to claim gold at three different Olympic Games.The pretenders of this class were: LONG Qingquan (CHN), LI Fabin (CHN), OM Yun Chol (PRK) and THACH Kim Tuan (VIE). Naim Suleymanoglu aka ‘The Pocket Hercules’, is undoubtedly the sport's top Olympian. The sport boasts of some of the strongest men and women at the Olympic Games. The men’s weight classes are 61 kg, 67 kg, 73 kg, 81 kg, 96 kg, 109 kg and over 109 kg, while the women compete in 49 kg, 55 kg, 59 kg, 64 kg, 76 kg, 87 kg and above 87 kg. There are seven weightlifting competition classes each for men and women. They have three attempts in each round, with their highest weight successfully lifted in each round totalled. Olympic weightlifting competition format at Tokyo 2020Īthletes compete in the ‘snatch’ and ‘clean and jerk’ rounds. Weightlifting will be hosted at the Tokyo International Forum, a multi-purpose exhibition centre where one of the halls will be repurposed for competition.
Perspectives: Weightlifting Olympic weightlifting venue at Tokyo 2020 Women's 87 kg Group B and Women's +87 kg Group B.Men's 81 kg Group B and Men's 96 kg Group B.
Women's 59 kg Group B and Women's 64 kg Group B.Men's 61 kg Group B and Men's 67 kg Group B.The competition will take place from 24 July – 4 August 2021.Īll times are in Japan Standard Time (UTC +9 hours). Olympic weightlifting schedule at Tokyo 2020 Perez aims to add on to her silver, gold, and bronze from the last three editions of the Games.Īfter solid performances at the last Worlds in Thailand, Americans Katherine Nye and Mattie Rogers have shown their potential to power to the podium of the 71 kg. The talented Chinese pair of Zhang Wanqiong and Liao Qiuyun should also have an interesting contest in the 55 kg against an experienced field led by Filipino superstar Hidilyn Diaz, the Rio 2016 silver medallist.Īlso worth keeping an eye on are North Korea’s double Olympic champion Rim Jong Sim and Lidia Valentin Perez of Spain who will be competing at her fourth Olympics. Olympic and world champion Deng Wei has been in sensational form as she prepares to compete in the 64kg in Tokyo, where she will come up against Romania’s Loredana Toma, the three-time European champion.Īfter winning the World and Asian titles in 2019, fast-rising super-heavyweight Li Wenwen, 20, is eyeing her biggest career win in Tokyo. The remarkable strength in Chinese depth also extends to the women.
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