Chinese weightlifters collect 2 golds at Hangzhou Asiad

HANGZHOU, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- China's Liu Huanhua collected gold in the men's 109kg while his compatriot Liang Xiaomei took a dominant win in the women's 87kg weightlifting at the Hangzhou Asian Games here on Friday.

22-year-old Liu, a gold medalist in the men's 102kg category at the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships, lifted 185kg in the snatch and 233kg in the clean and jerk for a total of 418kg, setting a Games records in both clean and jerk and total weight.

Akbar Djuraev of Uzbekistan, who won gold in the men's 109kg category at the Tokyo Olympic Games, lifted 189kg in the snatch and 228kg in the clean and jerk for a total of 417kg for the silver medal.

"The snatch and clean and jerk results I've got are my personal bests," said Liu, adding that he would try his best to win gold at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

Djuraev's compatriot Ruslan Nurudinov, who took gold in the men's 105kg category at the Jakarta Asian Games, came third with 391kg.

In the women's 87kg category, 26-year-old Liang, a gold medalist in the women's 81kg at the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships, nailed gold after lifting 120kg in the snatch and 155kg in the clean and jerk for a total 275kg.

"After the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships this September, I tried my best to adjust my form. I feel great today," said Liang, adding that she would now focus on the Paris Olympics and continue to improve her performance.

Yun Ha-je of South Korea took silver by lifting 107kg in the snatch and 145kg in the clean and jerk for a total of 252kg. Her compatriot Jung A-ram came third with 245kg.