2021/04/20 11:16
Kuo Hsing-chun setting world record in clean and jerk of 137 kgs. (ELTA screenshot)
Kuo Hsing-chun setting world record in clean and jerk of 137 kgs. (ELTA screenshot)
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan's "Goddess of Weightlifting," Kuo Hsing-chun (郭婞淳), on Monday (April 20) set two world records, won three gold medals, and secured an Olympic berth at the Asian Weightlifting Championships in Uzbekistan.
While competing in the women's 59 kg division, Kuo started out the snatch category by easily raising 105 kgs. In her next lift, she snatched 107 kgs, setting a national record and tying the world record.
On her third lift, she snatched 110 kgs, winning her first gold of the match. She also shattered the prior world record of 107 kgs set by North Korea's Choe Hyo-sim at the World Championships in 2019.