The Vietnamese team won six gold medals as of October 10 at the 2022 Asian Weightlifting Championships which is being held in Bahrain from October 6 to 16.
Pham Thi Hong Thanh dominated the women's 64-kilogram event at the Asian Weightlifting Championships, winning three gold medals.
In the men’s 55kg category, Lai Gia Thanh brought home a gold for a combined lift of 262kg, another gold for snatch and a silver in the clean and jerk event.
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Pham Thi Hong Thanh (C) on the podium at the Asian Weightlifting Championship on October 11, 2022.
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Nguyen Tran Anh Tuan took a gold medal in clean and jerk in the men’s 61kg category.
Quang Thi Tam earned a gold in snatch in the women’s 59kg category, a silver in combined lift and a bronze in clean and jerk.
Earlier, Khong My Phuong took two golds with one for snatch and the other for a combined lift of 166kg in the women’s 45kg category on October 8. She also earned a silver medal in the clean and jerk event.
Her teammate Tran Thi My Dung clinched a silver medal in the 49kg women’s category in the clean and jerk event on the same day.
Source: VNA
