Jhilli fetches gold at Asian Weightlifting Championship
Jhilli fetches gold at Asian Weightlifting Championship
TASHKENT, Apr 18: India’s Jhilli Dalabehera clinched the gold medal in the 45kg category in a severely depleted two-lifter field at the Asian Weightlifting Championship here on Sunday.
Jhilli, a junior world championship bronze medallist, lifted 69kg in the snatch and followed that up by 88kg in clean jerk for a total of 157kg to finish on top of the podium in all three categories of the gold level Olympic qualifier event which was postponed last year due to the pandemic.
However, 45kg is not a Olympic weight category.
Mary Flor Diaz wins three silvers in Asian weightlifting tilt
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 18) – Mary Flor Diaz took home three silver medals on Sunday in the women s 45kg category of the Asian Weightlifting Championship in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Only two lifters competed in the division, with India s Jhilli Dalabehera winning all the three gold medals at stake.
Diaz, the cousin of 2016 Rio Olympics silver medalist Hidilyn, settled only for 60kg in the snatch lift as she failed to hurdle the 65 and 66kg lifts. Dalabehera obtained a better score after managing a 69kg lift.
In the clean and jerk, Diaz comfortably lifted the 75kg in her first attempt but did not complete the 80kg lift. Dalabehera successfully completed the 83 and 88kg lifts to clinch the gold again in the division.
Hidilyn Diaz bids to claim Olympic berth in Asian weightlifting
HIDILYN Diaz hopes to end her more than a year long wait by Sunday.
The 30-year-old Filipina guns for her rightful place in the Tokyo Olympics when she competes in the Asian Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Diaz need not achieve a podium finish in the final Olympic qualifier for the sport as merely showing up would be enough for the Rio De Janeiro silver Olympic medal winner to complete the required five-tournament rule for her to qualify for Tokyo.
But the warrior in her still compels Diaz to go all out and seek a strong finish in the women’s 55 kg competition that serves as her final tournament prior to the Olympiad.
Mirabai Chanu sets world record in clean and jerk, bags bronze in Asian Championship
Mirabai Chanu
Former world champion Mirabai Chanu made a splendid return to the weightlifting arena, setting a new world record in clean and jerk while also bettering her own national record en route winning a bronze medal at the Asian Championship in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Saturday.
Chanu also confirmed her Tokyo Olympic spot as she has now competed in the six mandatory qualifying events.
The 26-year-old Indian lifted 86kg in snatch and a world record of 119kg in clean and jerk for a total of 205kg.
Hidilyn Diaz to formalize Olympic stint, leads eight other Filipino weightlifters in Asian meet
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 16) - 2016 Rio Olympics silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz and eight other Filipino weightlifters are looking to secure berths in the Tokyo Olympics as they compete in the Asian Weightlifting Championship in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
The tournament, which will kick-off on Saturday, is the region s qualifying tournament for the quadrennial international sporting competition slated in July this year.
Regardless of winning a medal or not in Tashkent, Diaz s stint in the Asian weightlifting tilt will formalize her fourth straight Olympic outing as she will complete the International Weightlifting Federation s requirement of competing in five tournaments to get a slot in Tokyo.