China News Service, Tokyo, July 24 (Bian Liqun) On the 24th, in the women's 49 kg weightlifting competition, Chinese athlete Hou Zhihui snatched 94 kg, cleaned and cleaned 116 kg, and won the total score of 210 kg, winning the Chinese delegation's Tokyo Olympics. Two gold.
The women's 49 kg class is the first class of the Chinese weightlifting team to appear in the Tokyo Olympics. The 24-year-old Hou Zhihui will play.
Hou Zhihui's biggest opponent in this battle is Indian player Mirabai. The two had a fierce confrontation at the Tashkent Asian Championships three months ago.
In that game, Hou Zhihui succeeded in all six attempts, won two gold medals in snatch and overall results, and broke two world records with 96 and 213 kilograms.
Mirabai took the gold medal in the clean and jerk and set the world record for the clean and jerk held by Chinese player Jiang Huihua with a score of 119 kilograms. His strength was quite strong.
Hou Zhihui celebrated.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Han Haidan
At the Tokyo Olympics, it was a foreseeable tough battle. To win gold, Hou Zhihui had to open the gap with his opponent as much as possible in the snatch and play steadily in the clean and jerk.
In the competition, Hou Zhihui's snatch maintained steady performance, trying to lift 88 kg, 92 kg, and 94 kg successfully, and set a new Olympic record of 94 kg.
Mirabai succeeded in the 84 kg and 87 kg snatch attempts, but failed in the final round of 89 kg.
Hou Zhihui led the second place Mirabai in the snatch session by 7 kilograms.
In the clean and jerk, Hou Zhihui succeeded in all 109 kg, 114 kg, and 116 kg attempts, Mirabai tried 110 kg, 115 kg, and 117 kg in the third attempt.
In the end, Hou Zhihui successfully won the championship.
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