Thach Kim Tuan (right) wins a bronze medal at the ongoing World Weightlifting Championships in Houston, the US. (Photo: thethaovietnam.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnamese we♛ightlifters won a silver and bronze medal at the ongoing World Weightlifting Championships♑ in Houston, USA.
Vuong Thi Huyen brought home a silver medal in the women's 48kg competition with her lift of 194kg.
The gold medal in this category belonged to Jiang Huihua of China, lifting 198kg. Also, while lifting 193kg, Japan's Miyake Hiromi won a bronze medal.
Huyen also won a gold medal at the recent Asian Weightlifting Championships.
Although Thach Kim Tuan was expected to win a gold medal, the 21-year-old only received a bronze medal in the men's 56kg in this tournament.
Tuan gained a total lift of 278kg, of which Tuan lifted 130kg in the snatch and 157kg in the clean and jerk.
Tuan's rival, Om Yun Chol of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), displayed an impressive performance, winning a gold medal for lifting 302kg. Wu Jingbiao of China also lifted 302kg, but he was awarded a silver medal because of his score on a different auxiliary index.
Another Vietnamese weightlifter, Nguyen Tran Anh Tuan, ranked 15th with his total lift of 255kg.
At last year's event, Om from DPRK and Tuan achieved the same total lift of 296kg, however, Om won a gold medal and Tuan won a silver.
The US competition was a difficult challenge for Tuan, having only recently recovered from back and knee injuries. He had missed participating in some competitions during his treatment.
Vietnam sent seven athletes to compete in the tournament, with three spots at the 2016 Rio Olympic's up for grabs.
The US world event attracted 745 athletes, including 317 women.-VNA
Five Vietnamese weightlifters left for Houston, the US, on November 15 to vie for the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships title and tickets to the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Vietnamese weightlifters will compete at the World Weightlifting Championships in Houston, the US, on November 20, with three places at the 2016 Rio Olympic's up for grabs.
The Vietnamese team will gather on June 26 in Ba Ria-Vung Tau, where they will train until July 14 before departing for Indonesia for the ASEAN U23 Championship 2025, which runs from July 15 to 29. Vietnam will face Laos on July 19 and Cambodia on July 22 in the group stage.
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The U23 competition will run from June 16 to 22, followed by the U17 event from June 23 to 28, while athletes competing in the U23 category will undergo weight and skill checks ahead of the matches starting June 18, while similar checks for U17 athletes will take place before June 23.
Vietnam continues to sit just behind continental powerhouses Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, China, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Thach Kim Tuan (right) wins a bronze medal at the ongoing World Weightlifting Championships in Houston, the US. (Photo: thethaovietnam.vn)
