Vietnamese lifter wins big, sets world record at Asian championships

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The Vietnamese lifter competed in the men’s 55kg category in the youth and junior events the same on February 15.

Vietnamese Do Tu Tung performs in the men's 55kg clean & jerk class at the 2020 Asian Weightlifting Youth & Junior Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. (Photo: VNA)

In the snatch event, Tung lifted 110kg to top the podium. His result was a world junior record beating the previous mark set by Italy's Massidda Sergio last October by 1kg.

In the clean & jerk, the 16-year-old lifted 136kg to take first place with a total result of 246kg.

Last year, Tung claimed four golds and one world record in the 49kg class.

Earlier, his teammates bagged seven golds.

Nguyen Thi Thuy Tien , 19, took three golds in the women’s junior 55kg category with 79kg in the snatch and 105kg in the clean & jerk.

Nguyen Thi Thu Hoai, 16, won four titles in the women’s 45kg discipline in the youth and junior events with her 86kg lift in the clean & jerk and 149kg in total.

Vietnamese athletes also grabbed three silver and two bronze medals.

Vietnam sent a team of nine lifters to Tashkent with nearly 200 other competitors competing in 24 categories.

The tournament will end on February 19, and is a qualifier for the Tokyo Olympics.

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