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Weightlifting IWF Grand Prix II 2023


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in the first competitions of the Grand Prix II in Doha, finally :PRK did show up on the international stage after a few years' absence

 

and they immediately set the tone :facepalm:

 

they won both the non-Olympic weight classes completed so far (Won Hyon Sim, women's -45kg with 181kg Total and Pang Un Chol, men's -55kg with 268kg Total) and got a Silver medal in the Olympic class, women's -49kg

 

Ri's score would also have been good to put herself in qualifying position in the OQR, but having the team missed the previous mandatory events, they should still be out of the Paris Games, unless something strange (and unfair) happens in the next months.

 

in the women's -49kg class, we also have a new entry in the qualifying positions, :VEN Katherin Oriana Echandia Zarate, who lifted 190kg in the Olympic Total and jumped up into the useful top 10 places, leaving :TPE Lin Cheng Jing momentarily out

 

:ITA Giulia Imperio also improved by a couple of kilos, but her 185kg Total isn't good enough to sneak in into the qualifying positions, actually she lost a place because of Zarate's result, so she's now in the 12th useful place, 2 outside the "magic line" :facepalm:

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2 minutes ago, Benolympique said:

can north korea qualify weightlifters for the olympics?

I thought I wrote it quite clearly...:rolleyes:

 

8 minutes ago, phelps said:

Ri's score would also have been good to put herself in qualifying position in the OQR, but having the team missed the previous mandatory events, they should still be out of the Paris Games, unless something strange (and unfair) happens in the next months.

 

(...)

 

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Two more wins for :PRK, 11 different medallists in two events, an Olympic champion withdrawing when in the lead and a bombout by a multiple world record holder were among the highlights on day three of the IWF Grand Prix in Doha.

 

The gold and silver medallists in snatch failed to make a total. :yikes:

 

Olympic Champion :CHN Li Fabin, who led at halfway on 137kg, withdrew with his left elbow heavily strapped.

 

:INA Eko Yuli Irawan was second on 136kg (ahead of the eventual winner, :PRK Pak Myong Jin, who lifted a Total of 305kg), before bombing out in C&J in group B.

 

The C Group lifter :MAS Mohamad Aniq finished 3rd in the men's -61kg class, in which 5 of the top 10 lifted yesterday in B and C sessions.

 

:PHI John Ceniza was the only A Group lifter to make an improvement on his best total in the Paris 2024 rankings.

 

:USA teenager Hampton Morris moved into the top ten of the OQR thanks to an Olympic Total on 292kg, leaving :CUB Arley Lazaro Calderon Licourt momentarily out of the qualifying positions.

 

He was the only athlete from outside Asia in the top eight of Today's competition.

 

 

In the non-Olympic class of the women's -55kg, the Gold Medal went to :PRK Ri Su Yon (210kg Total) ahead of :THA Surodchana Khambao (193kg Total) and :ARM Aleksandra Grigoryan (189kg Total).

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:CHN double Olympic champion Shi Zhiyong is back on the international platform at last.

 

For the first time in 862 days since he won gold in Tokyo, Shi returned to action at the IWF Grand Prix II in Doha. 

 

He finished second to the improving European champion :LAT Ritvars Suharevs, despite declining his final two clean and jerks in the 73kg A Group.

 

Shi is now the best :CHN lifter in the OQR (7th overall, 6th useful position) after making 160-180-340, while Suharevs’ six-from-six 156-185-341 effort takes him up to 5th overall (4th useful position). 

 

Third placed :THA Weeraphon Wichuma, the 19-year-old world champion, won the C&J gold but made no gains in the rankings on 145-189-334, while fourth-placed :VEN Julio Mayora also failed to better his top qualifying total after two snatch failures in his 145-188-333.

 

Two athletes from :KIR and :TUV did not take up their entries here, leaving Oceania without a single eligible athlete at 73kg.

 

If all four other continental federations are represented in the top 10 by the end of qualifying (which is highly unlikely, as only Europe and Asia are currently represented among the Top 15 Nations in the OQR), that could lead to reallocation of the continental slot at this weight.

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The non-Olympic men’s -67kg lost some lustre when multiple champion and world record holder :CHN Chen Lijun withdrew.

 

That left the way clear for :PRK Ri Won Ju to claim the 5th victory of the week for his Nation.

 

Ri, 21, finished second to Chen at the Asian Games with a total of 321kg and could have won with 20kg less than that in Doha.

 

He made all six lifts for 139-178-317, which left him way ahead of the only other man to hit the 300kg mark, Ivan Dimov from :BUL.

 

:BUL Dimov was 2nd in snatch and total on 140-160-300, and snatch winner :TKM Bunyad Rashimov was 3rd on 141-157-298.

 

Silver and bronze in C&J when to :KAZ Sairamkez Akmolda, fourth overall on 126-168-294, and seventh-placed :KGZ Ishimbek Muratbek on 120-164-284.

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