 China's Long Qingquan won gold in the 56kg category at the age of just 17 |
Chinese 17-year-old Long Qingquan won a weightlifting gold medal in his first international event. Backed by a chanting home crowd, Long lifted 132 kgs in the snatch and 160kgs in the clean and jerk in the 56kg and under category. He only failed one lift, at 64kgs in the clean and jerk, when the gold medal was already in the bag. Hoang Anh Tuan of Vietnam finished second with Indonesia's Eko Irawan taking the bronze medal.
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