Huang Yi-Chen Wins 2 Golds, 1 Silver at Asian Weightlifting Championships, Admits Feeling Unbelievable
Taiwan's rising star Huang Yi-Chen secured two gold medals and one silver medal in the women's 48kg category at the Asian Weightlifting Championships held in India. She expressed feeling "unbelievable" about her achievement, especially after battling a posterior cruciate ligament injury for the past year, and is now focused on the selection trials for the Nagoya Asian Games.
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(Central News Agency reporter Chen Jung-chen, Taipei, 11th) In the Asian Weightlifting Championships held in India, Taiwan's rising star Huang Yi-Chen today won 2 gold medals and 1 silver medal in the women's 48kg category. She stated that she felt a bit unbelievable, especially when she was confirmed to have won the total gold medal, she had a moment where her life flashed before her eyes.
The 20-year-old weightlifting new star Huang Yi-Chen delivered a brilliant performance at the Asian Weightlifting Championships today. In the snatch event, she successively lifted 78kg and 81kg, trailing only another Taiwanese strongwoman Fang Guan-ling, and earned one silver medal. Moving to the clean and jerk event, Huang Yi-Chen successfully completed all three attempts, and on her third attempt, she successfully lifted 112kg, securing a gold medal. With a total of 193kg, she also claimed another gold medal.
Huang Yi-Chen secured the total gold medal after successfully challenging 112kg in the clean and jerk, and she shed tears of release after the competition.
She told the Central News Agency that she had been battling a posterior cruciate ligament injury for the past year, which made her feel a bit unbelievable, and even had a moment where her life flashed before her eyes. "After all, it's been a long time since I competed in an international event, and I was a bit anxious before the competition. I'm very happy that I managed to pull through, and I'm grateful to myself for persevering until now."
Admitting that her snatch performance in this Asian Championships was not optimally adjusted, Huang Yi-Chen shared that fortunately, she maintained her composure in the clean and jerk and handled the pressure. She also thanked the Taipei City University team for their support, as well as her junior high and high school coaches who helped her from the grassroots, which enabled her to achieve good results. "It still feels a bit unreal," she said.
Huang Yi-Chen believes that her techniques and skills have continuously improved since the National Games, and now, having broken through herself at the Asian Championships, she feels more confident for the domestic selection trials for the Nagoya Asian Games in June. "I'll go back to training, correct my shortcomings, and hope to carry this good feeling into the Asian Games selection." (Editor: Chen Yen-chun) 1150512
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(Central News Agency reporter Chen Jung-chen, Taipei, 11th) In the Asian Weightlifting Championships held in India, Taiwan's rising star Huang Yi-Chen today won 2 gold medals and 1 silver medal in the women's 48kg category. She stated that she felt a bit unbelievable, especially when she was confirmed to have won the total gold medal, she had a moment where her life flashed before her eyes.
The 20-year-old weightlifting new star Huang Yi-Chen delivered a brilliant performance at the Asian Weightlifting Championships today. In the snatch event, she successively lifted 78kg and 81kg, trailing only another Taiwanese strongwoman Fang Guan-ling, and earned one silver medal. Moving to the clean and jerk event, Huang Yi-Chen successfully completed all three attempts, and on her third attempt, she successfully lifted 112kg, securing a gold medal. With a total of 193kg, she also claimed another gold medal.
Huang Yi-Chen secured the total gold medal after successfully challenging 112kg in the clean and jerk, and she shed tears of release after the competition.
She told the Central News Agency that she had been battling a posterior cruciate ligament injury for the past year, which made her feel a bit unbelievable, and even had a moment where her life flashed before her eyes. "After all, it's been a long time since I competed in an international event, and I was a bit anxious before the competition. I'm very happy that I managed to pull through, and I'm grateful to myself for persevering until now."
Admitting that her snatch performance in this Asian Championships was not optimally adjusted, Huang Yi-Chen shared that fortunately, she maintained her composure in the clean and jerk and handled the pressure. She also thanked the Taipei City University team for their support, as well as her junior high and high school coaches who helped her from the grassroots, which enabled her to achieve good results. "It still feels a bit unreal," she said.
Huang Yi-Chen believes that her techniques and skills have continuously improved since the National Games, and now, having broken through herself at the Asian Championships, she feels more confident for the domestic selection trials for the Nagoya Asian Games in June. "I'll go back to training, correct my shortcomings, and hope to carry this good feeling into the Asian Games selection." (Editor: Chen Yen-chun) 1150512
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