Chinese weightlifter wins IWF Grand Prix in Azerbaijan


Baku, Dec 8 (IANS): Chinese weightlifter Wang Shuai captured the overall crown in the women's 58kg category on the final day of the 2013 IWF Grand Prix International Baku Cup.

Wang, who had never before registered an international competition result, Saturday vied against Romanian Loredana Elena Toma, who was the first winner of the day with a gold medal in 96kg snatch, reports Xinhua.

In clean and jerk, Wang managed to lift 118kg for a winning total of 212kg, beating Toma to the silver on 211kg while Ukraine's Yuliya Kalina took the bronze medal.

Some 70 athletes from 23 countries participated in the IWF Grand Prix and second Baku International Cup that started Dec 5.

  

Top Stories


Leave a Comment

Title: Chinese weightlifter wins IWF Grand Prix in Azerbaijan



You have 2000 characters left.

Disclaimer:

Please write your correct name and email address. Kindly do not post any personal, abusive, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent, discriminatory or unlawful or similar comments. Daijiworld.com will not be responsible for any defamatory message posted under this article.

Please note that sending false messages to insult, defame, intimidate, mislead or deceive people or to intentionally cause public disorder is punishable under law. It is obligatory on Daijiworld to provide the IP address and other details of senders of such comments, to the authority concerned upon request.

Hence, sending offensive comments using daijiworld will be purely at your own risk, and in no way will Daijiworld.com be held responsible.