INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The 2025 Asian Weightlifting Championships concluded in Quzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, on Thursday, as the hosts secured 31 gold,
15 silver, and 11 bronze medals
Home athletes capped off their dominant performance with a golden sweep by world champion Li Yan on the final day of competition.In the
women's +87kg category, Li faced star-studded opponents including Paris Olympic silver medalist Park Hye-jeong of South Korea
"The results might seem close on paper, but I knew I had the edge," said the confident Chinese lifter.Her confidence is not without reason
Li entered the snatch segment as the final competitor and clinched gold outright with her opening lift of 135kg, then she lifted 140kg,
finishing a commanding 15kg ahead of Park (125kg)
South Korea's Son Young-hee claimed bronze with 121kg.Li successfully lifted 162kg and 170kg before passing her third attempt in clean and
Her total of 310kg secured a clean sweep of gold medals in snatch, clean and jerk, and total weight
Park took silver in total (285kg) and bronze in clean and jerk (160kg), while Son earned clean and jerk silver (161kg) and total bronze
(282kg).In the men's +109kg division, South Korea's Hwang Woo-man secured snatch gold (196kg)
Iran's Sharifikelarijani Ayat pocketed clean and jerk (227kg) and total (422kg) golds.
