Asian Weightlifting Championships: Huang Yi-Chen Wins 2 Golds, 1 Silver; Tsai Wen-Yi: Asian Games Worth Looking Forward To
Taiwanese weightlifter Huang Yi-Chen won two gold medals and one silver medal at the Asian Weightlifting Championships. Team leader Tsai Wen-Yi expressed high expectations for her performance at the upcoming Asian Games.
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(Central News Agency, Taipei, 11th, by Li Jianzhong) The Asian Weightlifting Championships kicked off today in India. On the first day, in the Women's 48kg A category, Taiwanese strongwoman Huang Yi-Chen secured two gold medals and one silver medal with a snatch of 81kg, a clean & jerk of 112kg, and a total of 193kg. Team leader Tsai Wen-Yi stated that this achievement makes her performance at the Asian Games highly anticipated.
The Taiwanese national team sent a total of 15 athletes to the Asian Weightlifting Championships, but "Weightlifting Goddess" Kuo Hsing-Chun did not participate to prepare for the Asian Games. Huang Yi-Chen and Fang Guan-Ling in the Women's 48kg category were the first to compete today.
In the snatch event, Huang Yi-Chen successfully lifted her opening weight of 78kg, and also succeeded in her second attempt of 81kg, but unfortunately failed her third attempt of 83kg. Fang Guan-Ling succeeded in all three snatch attempts, winning gold with her third attempt of 84kg.
Next, in the clean & jerk event, Huang Yi-Chen succeeded in all three attempts. After successfully lifting 112kg in her third attempt, she happily burst into tears and ran into her coach's arms, also winning the clean & jerk gold medal. As for Fang Guan-Ling, she succeeded in her first attempt of 105kg, failed her second attempt of 108kg, and finally succeeded in her third attempt to challenge 108kg again.
Ultimately, Huang Yi-Chen won gold with a total of 193kg, and Fang Guan-Ling took silver with 192kg, just 1kg behind. The Taiwanese national team achieved a remarkable feat of winning gold and silver in the total on the first day.
Team leader Tsai Wen-Yi told the Central News Agency reporter that the coach's strategy today was very successful, and the athletes also trusted the coach. Basically, weightlifting is a sport that relies on tactics, but the key is still for the athletes to complete their tasks.
He mentioned that winning gold and silver in the Women's 48kg category was originally the team's goal, and he was very happy that it was successfully achieved. This weight class is also the weight class for this year's Nagoya Asian Games, which serves as a good test.
Tsai Wen-Yi emphasized that it is too early to talk about the Asian Games results now, as it would put pressure on the athletes. Now it depends on whose performance is better in the Asian Games selection in early June. However, from this competition, Huang Yi-Chen has sufficient young potential and less burden and pressure on the field, and has a good chance to break out and achieve good results. (Edited by Li Shuhua) 1150511
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(Central News Agency, Taipei, 11th, by Li Jianzhong) The Asian Weightlifting Championships kicked off today in India. On the first day, in the Women's 48kg A category, Taiwanese strongwoman Huang Yi-Chen secured two gold medals and one silver medal with a snatch of 81kg, a clean & jerk of 112kg, and a total of 193kg. Team leader Tsai Wen-Yi stated that this achievement makes her performance at the Asian Games highly anticipated.
The Taiwanese national team sent a total of 15 athletes to the Asian Weightlifting Championships, but "Weightlifting Goddess" Kuo Hsing-Chun did not participate to prepare for the Asian Games. Huang Yi-Chen and Fang Guan-Ling in the Women's 48kg category were the first to compete today.
In the snatch event, Huang Yi-Chen successfully lifted her opening weight of 78kg, and also succeeded in her second attempt of 81kg, but unfortunately failed her third attempt of 83kg. Fang Guan-Ling succeeded in all three snatch attempts, winning gold with her third attempt of 84kg.
Next, in the clean & jerk event, Huang Yi-Chen succeeded in all three attempts. After successfully lifting 112kg in her third attempt, she happily burst into tears and ran into her coach's arms, also winning the clean & jerk gold medal. As for Fang Guan-Ling, she succeeded in her first attempt of 105kg, failed her second attempt of 108kg, and finally succeeded in her third attempt to challenge 108kg again.
Ultimately, Huang Yi-Chen won gold with a total of 193kg, and Fang Guan-Ling took silver with 192kg, just 1kg behind. The Taiwanese national team achieved a remarkable feat of winning gold and silver in the total on the first day.
Team leader Tsai Wen-Yi told the Central News Agency reporter that the coach's strategy today was very successful, and the athletes also trusted the coach. Basically, weightlifting is a sport that relies on tactics, but the key is still for the athletes to complete their tasks.
He mentioned that winning gold and silver in the Women's 48kg category was originally the team's goal, and he was very happy that it was successfully achieved. This weight class is also the weight class for this year's Nagoya Asian Games, which serves as a good test.
Tsai Wen-Yi emphasized that it is too early to talk about the Asian Games results now, as it would put pressure on the athletes. Now it depends on whose performance is better in the Asian Games selection in early June. However, from this competition, Huang Yi-Chen has sufficient young potential and less burden and pressure on the field, and has a good chance to break out and achieve good results. (Edited by Li Shuhua) 1150511
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