Lifter My wins bronze, Bảo takes gold at world champs

Lưu Thị Chúc My of Việt Nam grabs a bronze in the women’s  四 八kg snatch event at the ongoing IWF Youth World Weightlifting Championships in Bangkok, Thailand. — Photo: TV screen shot

HÀ NỘI — Lưu Thị Chúc My of Việt Nam came third in the women’s  四 八kg snatch event at the ongoing IWF Youth World Weightlifting Championships in Bangkok, Thailand.

My lifted  七 二kg after her third attempt, earning her a bronze medal at her world debut.

He Si of China won gold, lifting  八 一kg. Han Jong-sim from North Korea placed second with a result of  七 九kg.

In the clean jerk event, My was eighth with  八 五kg. In total she placed fourth.

My grabbed  二 二 points for Việt Nam in the team ranking.

Late yesterday, Nguyễn Thị Thủy Tiên placed  一 五th in the women’s  五 三kg, and scored  一 一 points. Võ Thị Ngọc Thanh was  一 八th in the same event, with eight points.

The Vietnamese women’s squad completed their tournament, a qualification event of the  二0 一 八 Youth Olympics, with a total of  七 一 points. They will have to wait to see if they have grabbed a place at the Argentinean Games next October.

On Tuesday, Lê Nguyễn Quốc Bảo of Việt Nam won a gold medal with a lift of  九 六kg in the snatch of the men’s  五0kg category. He was third in the clean and jerk ( 一 一 九kg) and second in the total ( 二 一 五kg).

The tournament will wrap up on April  一0. — VNS