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PHUKET, 11 April (BelTA — Xinhua) — China’s Li Wenwen regained her
superiority in the super-heavyweight contest as she cruised to victory
in the women’s +87kg category at the International Weightlifting
Federation (IWF) World Cup here on Wednesday.
Recovering from her
injury at the IWF World Championships in September last year, the Tokyo
Olympic gold medalist and world record holder lifted 145kg in the
snatch and 180kg in the clean and jerk for a total of 325kg,
outperforming her closest rival by 29kg to claim all three gold medals.
In
the snatch, Li had her first attempt after her opponents had completed
their competition, which was a manifestation of her dominance in the
category, and her first attempt in the clean and jerk also beat all
other competitors.
Li said the injury has allowed her to reflect
on her problems. «Before I was injured, everything had gone too well for
me. So I was stunned when it happened,» she said.
«Then I
started to reflect on my problems and realized there were some issues
with my moves, so I trained my moves and that led to my performance
today,» she added.
The IWF World Cup, which serves as a qualifying event for Paris 2024, runs until April 11 in Phuket.
