The World Weightlifting Championships are a big hit! Li Wenwen failed in the snatch, withdrew injured, and the South Korean won three golds
On the evening of September 16, Beijing time, the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships held in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, broke out a big upset, and in the women's 87 kg and above class final, Olympic champion and world record holder Li Wenwen failed to lift twice and suffered a strain, and then she gave up the third trial and withdrew from the competition.
Li Wenwen, 23, has been the biggest women's king in recent years. She holds three world records in the women's over-87kg snatch (148kg), jerk (187kg) and overall (335kg), all of which were set at the Asian Championships in April 2021.
At the Tokyo Olympics, Li Wenwen won the championship with a total of 320 kilograms, setting three Olympic records at the same time. In the World Championships, Li Wenwen won three gold medals at the 2019 and 2022 World Championships. At the 2022 World Championships, Li Wenwen won the championship with a total score of 24 kilograms higher than the runner-up, showing her dominance.
Li Wenwen is also in good form this year, easily winning three gold medals at the Asian Championships in May.
In this World Championships snatch, Li Wenwen asked for 130 kilograms, but did not lift; The second attempt to lift 130 kg, although Li Wenwen raised the bar above her head, she did not hold it and failed again. Subsequently, Li Wenwen seemed to have some discomfort with her elbow injury and gave up the third attempt, so her snatch did not achieve results and could not advance to the next jerk competition.
South Korea's Park Hye-jing snatched 124 kilograms, jerked 165 kilograms, and won three gold medals with a total of 289 kilograms.
In contrast, last year, Li Wenwen's three gold medals at the World Championships were 141 kg in the snatch and 170 kg in the jerk, with a total of 311 kg.
South Korea's Park Hye-jing
Next, Li Wenwen will also participate in the Hangzhou Asian Games, hoping that she will recover as soon as possible, adjust her condition, and create good results in the Asian Games.