China, Thailand Earn Weightlifting Gold

Thailand’s Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon won the women’s 53kg weightlifting competition on Sunday. Her clean and jerk of 126kg set a new Olympic record. The Silver Medal went to Yoon Jinhee of South Korea and the Bronze was awarded to Natassia Novikava of Belarus. Melanie Roach of the United States finished sixth.
In the men’s 56kg weightlifting event, China’s Long Qingquan prevailed over Anh Tuan Hoang of Vietnam to earn another weightlifting Gold Medal for the Olympic host country. The Bronze medal went to Eko Yuli Irawan of Indonesia.
Fellow Chinese athlete, Chen Xiexia won the women’s 48kg competition on Saturday.