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Aug 6 2012
Zhou Lulu Wins Women's +75kg Weightlifting Olympic Gold
2012-08-06 01:01:04 Xinhua Web Editor: Zhang
Zhou Lulu of China won the women's +75kg weightlifting gold medal at
the London Olympic Games on Sunday
Chinese lifter Zhou Lulu proved herself the strongest woman on earth
by lifting a total of 333kg in the +75kg division, breaking her own
total world record of 328kg to win gold at London Olympics on Sunday.
The competition for the gold medal was intense between Zhou and
Russian lifter Tatiana Kashirina. Both lifters opened with record
smashing weight, as Zhou successfully lifted 142kg and Kashirina
managed 144 in their first attempts, putting the previous 140kg snatch
Olympic record, set by South Korean Jang Mi-Ran in 2008, into history
book.
Zhou later asked for 146kg on the bar and managed to get three white
lights in the third attempt. However, Kashirina, the current snatch
world record holder, broke her own 148kg record twice by hoisting
149kg and 151kg.
In clean and jerk, Zhou managed to jerk 181kg and 187kg, 6kg more than
Kashirina's attempts and put pressure on the Russian to take a risk.
Kashirina jerked 175kg and 181kg but failed at 187kg in her third
attempt and handed the gold medal to Zhou.
Setting the new total record of 333kg, Zhou went for 190kg in the
final attempt but was unable to lift the mark even higher.
"Today I'm not very happy with my snatches, but I have confidance in
clean and jerk because I jerked 190kg during training. I'm glad the
gold medal in this category is back to China again." Zhou said.
Kashirina won silver with a total of 332kg. She said she's pleased
with the results.
"I put a lot of energy into the snatch. With 151kg I beat my own world
record of 148kg. In the clean and jerk the legs are very important,
and in this my legs let me down."
Armenia lifter Hripsime Khurshudyan won the bronze medal with 294kg in
total. She became the first woman representing Armenia to win a medal
at the Olympics in any sport.
South Korean Jang Mi-Ran, the defending Olympic champion, finished
fourth with 289kg in total. "I was very happy to participate in the
Olympics and I also feel a bit relieved the competition is over. I
hope that people's support for weightlifting will be constant." Jang
said.
http://english.cri.cn/8046/2012/08/06/53s715534.htm
Aug 6 2012
Zhou Lulu Wins Women's +75kg Weightlifting Olympic Gold
2012-08-06 01:01:04 Xinhua Web Editor: Zhang
Zhou Lulu of China won the women's +75kg weightlifting gold medal at
the London Olympic Games on Sunday
Chinese lifter Zhou Lulu proved herself the strongest woman on earth
by lifting a total of 333kg in the +75kg division, breaking her own
total world record of 328kg to win gold at London Olympics on Sunday.
The competition for the gold medal was intense between Zhou and
Russian lifter Tatiana Kashirina. Both lifters opened with record
smashing weight, as Zhou successfully lifted 142kg and Kashirina
managed 144 in their first attempts, putting the previous 140kg snatch
Olympic record, set by South Korean Jang Mi-Ran in 2008, into history
book.
Zhou later asked for 146kg on the bar and managed to get three white
lights in the third attempt. However, Kashirina, the current snatch
world record holder, broke her own 148kg record twice by hoisting
149kg and 151kg.
In clean and jerk, Zhou managed to jerk 181kg and 187kg, 6kg more than
Kashirina's attempts and put pressure on the Russian to take a risk.
Kashirina jerked 175kg and 181kg but failed at 187kg in her third
attempt and handed the gold medal to Zhou.
Setting the new total record of 333kg, Zhou went for 190kg in the
final attempt but was unable to lift the mark even higher.
"Today I'm not very happy with my snatches, but I have confidance in
clean and jerk because I jerked 190kg during training. I'm glad the
gold medal in this category is back to China again." Zhou said.
Kashirina won silver with a total of 332kg. She said she's pleased
with the results.
"I put a lot of energy into the snatch. With 151kg I beat my own world
record of 148kg. In the clean and jerk the legs are very important,
and in this my legs let me down."
Armenia lifter Hripsime Khurshudyan won the bronze medal with 294kg in
total. She became the first woman representing Armenia to win a medal
at the Olympics in any sport.
South Korean Jang Mi-Ran, the defending Olympic champion, finished
fourth with 289kg in total. "I was very happy to participate in the
Olympics and I also feel a bit relieved the competition is over. I
hope that people's support for weightlifting will be constant." Jang
said.
http://english.cri.cn/8046/2012/08/06/53s715534.htm