China Keeps Perfect Record Going In Olympic Weightlifting
Jul 25, 2021, 5:31 PM
Lijun Chen of Team China competes during the Weightlifting - Men's 67kg Group A on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo International Forum on July 25, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
(Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
TOKYO (AP) — China has kept its perfect record in Tokyo Olympic weightlifting intact.
Chen Lijun won the 67-kilogram category after beating Colombia’s Luis Javier Mosquera by one kilogram in a dramatic finish.
Li Fabin won the 61kg class after pulling off a spectacular “flamingo” lift on one leg as he tried to balance earlier in the competition.
It’s #gold for Chen Lijun of #CHN who has smashed TWO Olympic records in the men’s 67kg #weightlifting #StrongerTogether | #Tokyo2020 | @iwfnet pic.twitter.com/XTF6VF9xpW
— Olympics (@Olympics) July 25, 2021
All eight Chinese weightlifters in Tokyo are gold medal contenders. Conditions are favorable for a historic sweep.
