Lifter Tùng wins big, sets world record at Asian championships

HÀ NỘI  Đỗ Tú Tùng secured six gold medals and set a new world record at the ongoing Asian Weightlifting Youth Junior Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on Saturday.

Vietnamese Tùng competed in the men’s  五 五kg category in the youth and junior events the same day.

In the snatch event, Tùng lifted  一 一0kg to top the podium. His result was a world junior record beating the previous mark set by Italy's Massidda Sergio last October by  一kg.

In the clean jerk, the  一 六-year-old lifted  一 三 六kg to take first place with a total result of  二 四 六kg.

Last year, Tùng claimed four golds and one world record in the  四 九kg class.

Earlier, his tea妹妹ates bagged seven golds.

Nguyễn Thị Thủy Tiên,  一 九, took three golds in the women’s junior  五 五kg category with  七 九kg in the snatch and  一0 五kg in the clean jerk.

Nguyễn Thị Thu Hoài,  一 六, won four titles in the women’s  四 五kg discipline in the youth and junior events with her  八 六kg lift in the clean jerk and  一 四 九kg in total.

Vietnamese athletes also grabbed three silver and two bronze medals.

Việt Nam sent a team of nine lifters to Tashkent with nearly  二00 other competitors competing in  二 四 categories.

The tournament will end on February  一 九, and is a qualifier for the Tokyo Olympics. VNS