S. Korea's Park Hye-jeong wins silver in women's weightlifting
NAGOYA, Japan — South Korea's Park Hye-jeong captured silver in the heaviest weight class in women's weightlifting at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Tuesday. In the women's +81-kilogram event final at Nagoya City Trade Industry Center in Nagoya, Japan, Park finished second with a total of 300 kilograms, with 133kg in the snatch and 167kg in the clean and jerk, behind Li Wenwen of China, who…
NAGOYA, Japan — South Korean weightlifter Park Hye-jeong secured a silver medal in the women's +81-kilogram category at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Tuesday. At the Nagoya City Trade Industry Center in Nagoya, Japan, Park achieved a total of 300 kilograms, comprising a snatch of 133kg and a clean and jerk of 167kg. This performance placed her behind China's Li Wenwen, who lifted a total of 310kg, consisting of a 140kg snatch and a 170kg clean and jerk.
Qatar's Ouisal Ikhlef claimed the bronze medal with a total of 273kg. Park had previously won the gold medal in this event at the 2018 Hangzhou Asian Games, but was unable to retain her Asiad title. At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Park also earned a silver medal, trailing Li Wenwen.
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