Guo Yuchun.

(File photo, photo by reporter Lin Zhengkun)


[Reporter Lin Yuefu/Comprehensive Report] "Goddess of Weightlifting" Guo Yuchun won the bronze medal in the women's 59kg class in the Asian Championships today with 102kg in the snatch event, and then will continue to fight in the clean and jerk event that he is best at, to see if he can win this year Another gold medal in the Asian Championships.

Guo Yuchun has won a lot of good results in the women's 59 kg class in recent years, including winning gold in the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. However, there are currently many stamina coming, such as the 22-year-old Chinese teenager Luo Shifang and the 18-year-old Pei Xinyi. .

Among them, Pei Xinyi won three gold medals in snatch, clean and jerk and total 3 gold medals in the women's 64 kg class at the World Championships last year. In addition, the Philippines' 24-year-old female player Elreen Ann Ando should not be underestimated.

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Guo Yuchun has accumulated 13 gold medals since participating in the Asian Championships in 2012, but she chose to give up the Asian Championships and focus on preparing for the World Championships last year because of the close time between the Asian Championships and the World Championships.

Her career best results are 110 kg in the snatch and 140 kg in the clean and jerk, with a total of 247 kg. All three items are world records.

Guo Yuchun's weight of 100 kg in the snatch and 130 kg in the clean and jerk was the highest among the contestants. However, after the start of the snatch competition, she was revised down to 98 kg and played in the penultimate place. Temporarily taking the lead, Guo Yuchun is the second player to lift 100 kg after Philippine Guoando, and Luo Shifang took the lead in challenging 102 kg and took the lead. Guo Yuchun did not increase the weight, and finally chose to lift 102 kg steadily. Luo Shifang picked gold with 105 kilograms, and Pei Xinyi 103 kilograms with silver plating.

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