Shi took it relatively easy on himself in the snatch phase, lifting 166kg and not attempting to match his world record of 169kg. But with the gold medal clinched, he went for the record in clean and jerk (198kg) and overall (364kg) and made the lift. Venezuela'sJulio Ruben Mayora, ...
Unfortunately, while Garik Karapetyan’s snatch was incredible, it seemed that he did not have a lot left in the tank for the Clean & Jerk afterwards. So, he ended up only successfully completing his first Clean & Jerk, and then failing his two heavier attempts. This was quite unfortunate...
The Tokyo Olympic gold medalist in the women's 49kg broke the world record when she cleared 97kg on her second attempt, before Ri Song Gum of the DPRK equaled the result. Ri came top in the clean and jerk and claimed the World Cup title in a total of 221 (97-124). Hou finished ...
Recorded and released in the Netherlands by Gerry Teekens for his Criss Cross label in 1985, Chets Choice marked one of the best studio albums from Chet Bakers final years. It presents Baker singing and playing the trumpet in an intimate trio format with Philip Catherine (guitar) and...
The Tokyo Olympic gold medalist in the women's 49kg broke the world record when she cleared 97kg on her second attempt, before Ri Song Gum of the DPRK equaled the result. Ri came top in the clean and jerk and claimed the World Cup title in a total of 221 (97-124). Hou finished ...
clean and jerk in the 63-kilogram category, setting a new world record at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Wei holds several other world records, including a 117-kilogram lift in the 64 kilogram-lift category. You may also like: Stories behind every NFL team name 2016: Crushing 77 cans with an...
NORTH Korea’s Om Yun Chol beat his own world record in the men’s 56-kilogram clean and jerk by 1 kilogram yesterday to grab weightlifting gold on the first day of competition at the Asian Games in Incheon. Om, the 2012 Olympic champion and 2013 world champion, lifted 170kg yesterday ...
China’s Deng Wei executed a147 kilogram (more than 324 lbs.)clean and jerk in the 63-kilogram category, setting a new world record at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Wei holds severalother world records, including a 117-kilogram lift in the 64 kilogram-lift category. ...
The knee-jerk reaction from the federal government in the wake of the disastrous Jasper wildfire has been to go on the defensive about the way Parks Canada managed the national park. Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault was not so much concerned that a third of the town was consumed by fire...
Abdullah, bronze medalist in the men's 73kg at the Tokyo Olympic Games, clinched gold in the same event in Hangzhou. He lifted 158kg in the snatch and 201kg in the clean and jerk for a total of 359kg. His result in the clean and jerk surpassed his own world record by one kilo. ...