Jang Yeon-hak finishes second in the men's 109kg total at the World Weightlifting Championships

Women's Kim Soo-hyun was second in impressions, but fourth in total by 1 kg.

Jang Yeon-hak of South Korea lifts a barbell during the men's 102-kilogram competition at the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 스포츠토토 on Thursday (Nov. 14).

Jang Yeon-hak, 27, of Asan, South Korea, stood on the podium at the World Weightlifting Championships for the first time in his career.

Jang lifted 182 kilograms in the lift, 217 kilograms in the snatch and a total of 399 kilograms in the men's 102-kilogram competition at the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday (local time).

Jang, who finished third in the lifts, placed second in the all-important total.

At the Olympics and Asian Games, medals are awarded for total performance alone, but at the World Championships, medals are awarded for the lift, snatch, and total.

Jang won one silver and two bronze medals.

After disappointing results at the World Championships - 10th in 2018, 토토 9th in 2019 and disqualifications in 2021 and 2022 - Zhang shook off his bad luck in Riyadh.

A silver medalist in the men's 85 kg at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games, Zhang will look to make it two in a row at the Hangzhou Asian Games, which begin on September 23. As the 102kg category is not an official event at the Hangzhou Asian Games, Zhang will compete in the 109kg category.

Yauheni Chikhanchov, 25, took first place in the vault with a lift of 183 kilograms, but finished ninth in the dragon with 211 kilograms, allowing Zhang, who finished third in both the vault and dragon, to surpass Chikhanchov (394 kilograms) in the total.

Chikanchov, a Belarusian national, competed as an "individual eligible athlete" (AIN) at the Games.

The International Weightlifting Federation conditionally allowed athletes from Russia and its ally Belarus to compete at the World Championships after the latter invaded Ukraine, categorizing them as "AINs" who are not allowed to use their national flags and anthems.

Russia did not compete in the event in protest, while Belarus sent 10 athletes.

Liu Huanhua (22-China) won the weight class with a total of 404 kilograms. Liu finished fourth in the vault with 180 kilograms, but bounced back with 224 kilograms on the dragon.

Kim Soo-hyun (28-Busan City Sports Association) finished second in the women's 76kg category, but missed out on a medal by one kilogram in the total.

Kim succeeded in lifting 106 kilograms to take second place behind Sara Ahmed (25-Egypt), who lifted 109 kilograms.

However, she could only manage 133 kilograms in the vault and finished fourth in the total (239 kilograms).

The bronze medalist in the all-around, Bella Paredes (21-Ecuador), scored 240 kg (105 kg on vault and 135 kg on floor), one kilogram higher than Kim.

Ahmed took first place on the beam (138kg) to sweep the three gold medals in the all-around (246kg), while Helen Escobar (24-Ecuador) finished second overall with a total of 242kg.

After finishing the World Championships on a disappointing note, Kim will look to bounce back with a win at the Hangzhou Asian Games. 스포츠토토링크