Jang Hyun-joo, a women's weightlifter, presented the first total gold medal to Korea at the Asian Championships.
Jang Hyun-joo won the Asian Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on the 23rd, with a total of 236 kg (103 kg for impression, 133 kg for jerk) in the women's 81 kg class.
Jang Hyeon-ju, who took 103 kilograms in the hike and took second place after Karina Kuzganbayeva (Kazakhstan), who carried 104 kilograms, lifted 133 kilograms from the yongsang, and surpassed Kuzganbayeva, which was only 128 kilograms.
Jang Hyun-joo won two gold medals from Yongsang and Total.
(Photo = Courtesy of Asian Weightlifting Federation, Yonhap News)