Athletes from the weightlifting club of Iida High School in Suzu City, Ishikawa Prefecture, which was affected by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, participated in the national competition for high school students held in Kanazawa City, and Yuki Yamashita won the boys' 89 kg class. fulfilled.
Iida High School in Suzu City is known as a strong school for weightlifting, but due to the earthquake, the practice field became unusable, and although there was a period when they could not practice sufficiently, they held training camps at facilities outside the prefecture and held competitions. I have been preparing for
Athletes from Iida High School have been participating in the national high school weightlifting competition held in Kanazawa City since the 23rd, and on the afternoon of the 25th, second-year student Yuki Yamashita competed in the boys' 89 kg class.
Yamashita achieved 127 km in the snatch by lifting the barbell over his head in one go, taking the lead. He then performed a ``clean and jerk'' in which he lifted the barbell up to his shoulders and then raised it over his head to reach 150 km. He succeeded and won with a total of 277km.
Yamashita said, ``This time, not only myself, but also my family, coaches, high school, and local people helped me, so I'm glad I was able to repay them with this result.''