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Chinese team booked the fourth victory in W64kg

Chinese team pocketed the fourth gold medal, LIAO Guifang easily won the women’s 64kg bodyweight category.

Three athletes took all the medals, with steady performances of the first three athletes, the ranking table did not change during the competition.

In the Snatch, PALACIO DAJOMES Angie Paola, who is following her older sisters footsteps on the path of a successful weightlifting career (DAJOMES BARRERA Neisi Patricia), took the silver medal, lifting only one kilogram less than LIAO (101kg). With a larger margin, Turkish LEVENT Nuray took the bronze (95kg).

LIAO dominated the Clean and Jerk (128kg) significantly more, adding another 9kg advantage over PALACIOS to her final result (230, 220kg respectively). With a 118kg performance, LEVENT rounded up her final score to 213kg.