China's Deng sets new world record at Weightlifting World Cup
In the women's 64kg category, Deng posted a lift of 117kg.
TIANJIN (Web Desk) - China s Deng Wei set a new world record as Chinese weightlifters took three gold medals at the 2019 IWF World Cup.
In the women s 64kg category, Deng posted a lift of 117kg, taking the lead and breaking the previous world record lift of 116kg.
In the clean and jerk, Kuo Hsiung-Chun of Chinese Taipei took the heaviest lift, posting 141kg with her last attempt, though Deng s lift of 138kg was enough to see her lift a combined weight of 255kg, edging ahead of Kuo on 246kg.
"It was a surprise for me to break the world record," Deng noted afterwards. "I haven t been in good form in training."
In the men s 96kg division, China s world champion Tian Tao posted 175kg in the snatch and 215kg in the clean and jerk to secure first place.
"Although I m not in good shape right now, I feel like I m more likely to break the world record when I am in good shape," the 25-year-old said after the contest.
There was more good news for China in the women s 55kg division, where Zhang Wanqiong took gold ahead of compatriot Liao Qiuyun. In the women s 71kg category, Chen Guiming had to settle for a silver medal, finishing with a combined lift just 1kg shy of eventual winner Choe Hyo Sim of the DPRK.
