Korea Wins First Gold Medal at Jinju Asia Weightlifting Championships

Female 76kg Class Athlete Kim Suhyun

Gold Medalist in Clean and Jerk and Total, Double Champion

At the ‘2023 Jinju Asia Weightlifting Championships,’ following the setting of two world records in the women's 71kg category on the 9th, the atmosphere heated up on the 10th with South Korea winning its first gold medal.

The gold medalist is Kim Suhyun (Busan City Sports Council), the 2022 Best Female Weightlifter in Korea and a bronze medalist at last December’s World Weightlifting Championships in Colombia with a total of 245kg (Snatch 108kg · Clean and Jerk 137kg) in the women's 76kg category.

In this competition, Kim Suhyun lifted 109kg in the snatch, 134kg in the clean and jerk, and a total of 243kg, proudly winning the silver medal in snatch, gold in clean and jerk, and gold in total, becoming a double champion.

Award ceremony for Korea's first gold medal at the Jinju Asia Weightlifting Championships.

Alongside Kim Suhyun in the women's 76kg category, Lee Minji (Ulsan Metropolitan City Hall) won the bronze medal in snatch with 100kg, silver in clean and jerk with 128kg, and bronze in total with 228kg.

Thailand’s Kaipandung, who competed fiercely against Kim Suhyun and Lee Minji until the end, lifted 110kg in the snatch to surpass Kim Suhyun and claim the gold medal. She then took silver in clean and jerk with 127kg and silver in total with 237kg.

After the women's 76kg event, Jinju Mayor Cho Gyu-il appeared as the award presenter and personally placed the medals around the necks of Kim Suhyun and Lee Minji to congratulate them.

During the tournament, the Jinju Indoor Gymnasium, where the competitions are held, has become a festival ground fostering unity and friendship among Asians, as many multicultural families residing in Korea, as well as officials from various Asian countries, come to cheer for athletes from their home countries.

Currently, China is demonstrating its dominance as a weightlifting powerhouse by securing a total of 25 medals, including 15 gold, 8 silver, and 2 bronze, while South Korea has earned a total of 11 medals, including 3 gold, 5 silver, and 3 bronze.

Meanwhile, amid the ongoing competition, a flood of new records has been set up to the 9th, including 2 world records, 7 world junior records, 2 Asian records, and 8 Asian junior records.

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