Young athletes smash two national weightlifting records

(chinadaily.com.cn)

Updated: 2019-08-16

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An athlete competes in the weightlifting competitions of the 2nd National Youth Games in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, on Aug 6. [Photo/Shanxi Daily]

Two new national records were set in the 10-day weightlifting competitions of the second National Youth Games held in Taiyuan, in Shanxi province, between Aug 6 and 15. 

Luo Shifang from Shanxi province's team broke the women's 59kg clean and jerk national record with a lift of 127 kilograms. Peng Cuiting from Guangdong province's team dominated the women's 71kg snatch with a national record of 111 kg. 

The weightlifting program produced 40 gold medals with Fujian province's team topping the gold medal list with seven, followed by Shanxi province team's six golds.