| China's Chen breaks all three world records in women's 58kg weightlifting |
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| 2006-12-03 06:06:56 Xinhua English |
China's Chen Yanqing (C) celebrates on the podium during the awarding ceremony of the Women's 58kg weightlifting at the 15th Asian Games in Doha, Qatar, Dec. 3, 2006. Chen broke all three world records of snatch, clean Jerk and total to win the gold medal. Wandee Kameaim (L) of Thailand won the silver medal and Pak Hyon Suk of DPR Korea the bronze medal.(Xinhua Photo)
China's Chen Yanqing (L2) accepts flowers on the podium during the awarding ceremony of the Women's 58kg weightlifting at the 15th Asian Games in Doha, Qatar, Dec. 3, 2006.(Xinhua Photo)
Medalists pose on the podium during the awarding ceremony of the Women's 58kg weightlifting at the 15th Asian Games in Doha, Qatar, Dec. 3, 2006. (Xinhua Photo)
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DOHA, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Chen Yanqing broke all three world records to win the women's 58kg weightlifting gold medal at the 15th Asian Games here on Sunday. Chen lifted 111kgs in snatch and 140kgs in jerk for a winning total of 251kgs. Wandee Kameaim of Thailand got the silver medal in 224, beating DPR Korean Pak Hyon Suk to third on body weight. The original world mark for snatch was 110kgs set up by Chinese Wang Li in 2003, the jerk and total records were 139kgs and 241kgs,all set up by fellow Chinese Gu Wei in the 2005 World Championships in Doha.
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