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Tue, 06/30/2015 - 05:22
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Vietnam female weightlifter brings home gold

Hanoi, June 30 (VNA) – Vietnamese female weightlifter Le Thi Tham won a gold medal at the Southeast Asian Weightlifting Championships which closed in Thailand on June 28. She defeated strong rivals from Indonesia, Malaysia and Myanmar to triumph in women’s 69kg, with a total lift of 215kg. In women’s over-69kg category, Pham Hong Thuy bagged a bronze, with a total lift of 205kg. Nguyen Minh Quang bagged a silver in the men’s over-94kg event. His lift of 344kg (156kg snatch and 188kg jerk and clean) was 1kg less than gold medallist Tinnaphop Kanrawangchai of Thailand. However, he established a national record. His teammate Tran Van Hoa came third, with a 370kg lift./.

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