Chen Shih-chieh of Chinese Taipei and Turkmenistan’s Hojamuhammet Toýçyýew bagged silver and bronze medals of total with 422kg and 421kg.

The 2019 edition of Asian Weightlifting Championships kicked off in Ningbo, China, on April 20 and it wraps up today.

Iran ranks third in the medals table with two gold, three silver and one bronze medal behind China (10 gold, 5 silver, 2 bronze) and North Korea (2 gold, 4 silver, 3 bronze).

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South Korea’s Yu Dong-ju seized the overall crown with 367kg.

He posted 160kg in the snatch and 207kg in the clean and jerk.

Japan’s Toshiki Yamamoto won the bronze medal with 358kg, comprising 203kg in the snatch and 155kg in the clean and jerk.

Over 460 athletes from 29 countries and regions, including China, Japan, South Korea, India and Iran are participating at the competition, which started April 17 and will last until April 29.

The 2019 Asian Weightlifting Championships are being held in Ningbo, China. It’s the 48th men’s and 29th women’s championship.

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