Archive from 2005

Amazing Thongsuk sets five new records and eyes Olympic double

Thailands, Pawina Thongsuk set new standards at the 74th Men and 17th Women Centennial World Weightlifting Championship in Doha, Qatar, when she established five new records in the 63 Kilogram category and now sets eyes on another a double Olympic gold medal. Thongsuk won the three gold medals in the Snatch, Clean and Jerk as well as the overall. Not only that, she established five new records on day three and it could have been six, had she been succesful in her last attempt at 145 kg in the clean and jerk. Thongsuk Pawina beat European champions Shimkova Svetlana of Russia, who recorded 247 Liu Xia of China lifting 238, in the 63 kg category. The Chinese however broke new grounds in the male 77 kg with 25 year old Li Hongli lifting a total of 361 kilogrames to win the gold medal and 165 and 196 kilogrames to win the Snatch and Clean and Jerk respectively. Romanian Sebatian Dogariu placed second with 353 kg in all, two kilos ahead of host nation`s Abbas Sufyan who lifted 351 kilogrames to place third. Dogariu picked silver Snatch and a bronze medal in the Clean and Jerk with 163 and 190 respectively, while Sufyan lifted 160 to pick bronze in the Snatch and 191 kilograms, one kilo ahead of Dogariu to win the silver in the Clean and

Records continue to fall on Day 2 of World Championships

The Asian countries have showed their dominance of the competition so far, at the 2005 Centennial World Weightlifting Championships in Doha, Qatar. After China?s Wang Mingjuan set nine new junior and senior records in the women?s 48 kilogram class on the first day of competition, fellow Chinese lifter Ping Li grabbed three new junior records in the women?s 53 kg class on Day 2. Li now holds the junior record in the clean and jerk, lifting 126 kilos, and the record for total kilos, at 224. Li claimed the overall gold in her class, beating Thailand?s Junpim Kuntatean by lifting just one more kilo in the clean and jerk, after both athletes lifted 98 kilos in the snatch. Kuntatean was in the battle for gold right up until her final attempt, but missed the mark and fell to the floor. She had to be carried off stage and taken away on a stretcher. The overall bronze in the women?s 53 kg event went to Yudergue Contreras of the Dominican Republic, who posted a total of 211 kg. Contreras also took the bronze in the snatch, lifting 95 kg, but lost it to Thailand?s Suda Chaleephay in the clean and jerk portion. Both athletes lifted 116 kg but Chaleephay won it on the tiebreaker by bodyweight. The action was also fast and furious in the men?s 62 kg competition, as two athletes from China fought down to the wire for gold. In the end, it was Le Qui who went home with the overall gold, after out-lifting Ping Zhang by eight kilos in the clean and jerk, for a total of 322 kg. Zhang picked up the gold in the snatch, lifting 145 kilos over Qui?s 144, but finished with silver after posting a total of 315 kg. The overall bronze medal went to Romania?s Adrian Jigau, who had a total of 292 kg. Jigau also won bronze in the snatch, with a lift of 133 kg, as well as bronze in the clean and jerk, with a lift of 159 kg. Day 3 of the competition will feature the women?s 58 kg category and the men?s 69

World Championships first day brings world records

The opening day of the 2005 Centennial World Championships in Doha, Qatar produced outstanding success in the women's 48kg and men's 56kg categories. In the ladies' event, defending world champion from Vancouver 2003, Wang Mingjuan set a total of 9 new world records (senior and junior) to finish in first place by a large margin before two Thai girls. In the men's 56kg, again Asia dominated with Chinese Taipei lifter Wang Shin-Yuan capturing the gold medal in a very keen battle, and 5 different athletes sharing the medals - all of them from

2005 World Championships about to start in Qatar

74 countries will take part in the 74th World Championships in Doha, Qatar. The Centennial World Championships from 9th to 17th November 2005 welcome 192 male weightlifters from 61 countries, and 115 women competitors from 43 countries: a total of 307 competitors from 74 nations. The competitions at the Al Sadd Sports Centre open on Wednesday at 13:00 h Qatar time. On the eve of the World Championships, the IWF held its Annual Congress and received reports about the preparations for the next years' major event. The IWF Calendar is full until 2008 and candidates are lining up to bid for the 2009

Pre-World Championships World Ranking Lists just published

The East Asian Games in Macau have rewritten the World Ranking Lists in some categories - especially in the women's and the lighter men's categories - but the European dominance is still prevalent throughout the current ranking of weightlifters in the world. The lists based on results from international events held up to the 2005 World Championships progrosticate keen competition in all the bodyweight categories in Doha, involving many favourites. More on the current World Ranking Lists

The 4th East Asian Games are going on!

The 4th East Asian Games in Macau started on the 29th October with a marvellous Opening Ceremony. The Organizing Committee charmed the spectators with a sensational show including huge live birds! From the nine participating NOCs seven (CHN, JPN, KOR, MAC, MGL, PRK, TPE) compete in weightlifting competitions started on the 30th October. Weightlifting made a very impressive debut on the Games, as already in the first competition (48 kg) the ladies broke the records 17 times setting up new Games, Asian and World Records! The World Record made by YANG Lian, CHN with 117 kg in Clean and Jerk is the first new World Record on the 4th East Asian Games! For further results please