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Taiwanese weightlifter breaks two world records, wins Olympic berth

YB WEB DESK. Dated: 5/10/2021 1:10:56 PM

Taiwan's top female weightlifter Kuo Hsingchun broke two world records and won three gold medals at the Asian Weightlifting Championships in Uzbekistan on Monday while booking her place at the Tokyo Olympics. Kuo, who competed in the women's 59 kg. division, won gold in the snatch with a lift of 110 kgs., breaking the previous world record of 107 kgs. set by North Korean Choe Hyo-sim. The quadruple world champion and double world record holder then won gold in the clean and jerk with a lift of 137 kgs. The two lifts combined totaled 247 kgs., earning her another gold. It also broke her previous world record for the combined lifts of 246 kgs. Kuo's participation in the championships also guaranteed her a berth at the Tokyo Olympics to be held this summer. Before the Tashkent event, Kuo already ranked No. 1 in the world in her weight class and had enough ranking points to qualify for the Olympics, but she still needed to compete in a sixth International.