'Post Jang Mi-ran' Park Hye-jeong won three national championships for the second year in a row.
At the 103rd National Sports Festival held at the Ulsan Exhibition and Convention Center, Park Hye-jeong lifted 124 kg in weightlifting women's weightlifting (over 87 kg) and lifted 161 kg in total, with a total of 285 kg.
Although it was slightly lower than her national record last year (incise 124kg, jerk 166kg, total 290kg), her three gold medals in this competition were all for Hyejeong Park.
In 2020, the National Sports Festival was not held due to the aftermath of COVID-19.
Park Hye-jeong, who has already won the domestic general and world junior competitions, was no match for her high school stage.
Park Hye-jeong lifted her barbell after all the other athletes' impression matches were finished, and after she lifted 158 kg in the first round of Jerksang, she confirmed her three gold medals early.
Habo-mi took second place in all three categories with a raise of 95 kg, a jerk of 117 kg, and a total of 212 kg.
In fact, in her domestic competitions, Hye-Jung Park fights her record, not the ranking.
After she succeeded in raising 115kg in the first and 121kg in the second, she increased her weight to 124kg, which is her personal best this season, and was judged 'clean'. Park Hye-jung's personal best impression is 125kg.
Park Hye-jung, who secured her three gold medals with her 1st season success, also flashed 161 kg in her 2nd season, and then she weighed 1 kg more than her Jerk Korean record (166 kg) held by her. I challenged 167kg.
She shouted "Let's do it" and Park Hye-jung, who stood on her platform, unfortunately missed her barbell.
Park Hye-jeong is one of the most sought-after athletes in Korean weightlifting.
This year, Hye-Jeong Park won the World Junior Championships in May in Heraklion, Greece (impression 120 kg, jerk 161 kg, total 281 kg) and July Asia Junior Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan (impression 115 kg, jerk 155 kg, total 270 kg). won all of them.
Although she did not reach her personal best of 290 kg on a total basis, even in the world, on the junior stage, Park Hye-jung was overwhelmingly number one.
With the exception of Li Won-won (China), who currently holds her world record (335 kg in total) even on the senior stage, there is no one to threaten Park Hye-jung.
After showing off her dominance in her last national championships during her high school years, Hye-Jung Park challenges her to win a medal at her next year's Hangzhou Asian Games and the 2024 Paris Olympics.
(Photo = Yonhap News)