Bac Ninh Weightlifter breaks 02 Asian records

25/10/2019 09:14
(BNP) – From October 19 to October 27, 2019 Asian Youth & Junior Weightlifting Championships took place in Pyongyang capital of People's Democratic Republic of Korea.

Athlete Do Tu Tung (black shirt) receives a Gold Medal in the content of Snatch (Photo: Provincial Center for Sports Training and Coaching).

The tournament attracted nearly 130 athletes from 16 countries and territories around the world. Vietnam delegation has 22 athletes participating in the tournament, of which, athlete Do Tu Tung (Bac Ninh) participated in the 55kg class of male weight at both ages: Youth & Junior.

In the opening day of competition, Do Tu Tung has shown impressive and brought 04 gold medals, 01 silver medals, 01 bronze medals and also broke 02 Asian records.

In particular, in Youth category, Do Tu Tung excellently achieved 109kg of content of Snatch; 137kg of content for Clean and Jerk and total lift of 246kg, bringing the whole set of 03 Gold Medals . In Junior category, Do Tu Tung won the gold me

dal for Clean and Jerk, silver medal for total lift and bronze medal for Snatch.

After the first competition day, the Vietnam Weightlifting team won a total of 07 Gold Medals, 05 Silver Medals and 04 Bronze Medals.