China's Zheng Zhisheng, 20, won the gold medal of men's over
69kg class with a total of 325kg, adding the sixth title into
China's golden haul at the Junior World Weightlifting Championships
in Prague on Tuesday.
It is a perfect ending of the day for the Chinese team after
LiXueyin won three gold medals of women's over 58kg class with a
total of 225kg, 102kg in the snatch and 123kg in the clean and jerk
competition.
"I am satisfied with my performance today, I'd try my best to do
better in the future," Li said.
Zheng, the championships rookie, snatched 145kg and got the
first place in men's over 69kg class, where compatriot Tang Fei, 18
won the clean and jerk category at 181kg.
Mirzoyan Arayik from Armenia got the bronze medal.
Ma Wenguang, president of the Chinese Weightlifting Association,
said that half of the Chinese players are new members of the
national team, and the others are from regional teams.
"We want to take the chance to discover new talents, and also to
let the young athletes gain international competition experience in
order to prepare for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing," Ma
said.
(Xinhua News Agency June 13, 2007)