World Weightlifting Championships: Li Wenwen retired due to injury and China finished with 20 golds, 10 silvers and 3 bronzes – Xinhuanet
Xinhua News Agency, Nanjing, September 17th. According to the official website of the International Weightlifting Federation, on the 16th local time, the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships held in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, came to an end. Li Wenwen of the Chinese team unexpectedly retired due to injury in the women’s 87kg and above competition. The Chinese team won 20 golds, 10 silvers and 3 bronzes at this World Championships, and a total of 3 people broke 5 world records.
As the Tokyo Olympics women’s weightlifting champion and world record holder over 87 kg, Li Wenwen was accidentally injured during the snatch competition. She failed in her first attempt to lift 130 kilograms that day, and accidentally broke her right elbow during her second attempt. Then she gave up her third attempt and failed to achieve results in this competition. Park Hye-jung of South Korea won three gold medals in this event.
Bi Donghai, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Weightlifting, Wrestling and Judo Sports Management Center of the State Sports General Administration, said that the overall performance of the team was acceptable, and the performance of the women’s team was more outstanding. He said: “All the athletes who will appear at the Paris Olympics have appeared in this competition, and we have a better understanding of the opponents at each level. Through the competition, we also found that individual men’s level who did not win the gold medal, if If we perform our training normally, we can achieve our goal of winning the championship. This also points the way for our next preparations. Currently, there are many young players in our team who have no experience in comprehensive international competitions. Next, we must first Play well in the Asian Games and strive to achieve great results in the Asian Games.”
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