Chinese lifter Li breaks two world records at Asian Games

By IANS,

Gunagzhou: Chinese lifter Li Ping broke the snatch and total world records in the women’s 53kg event at the 16th Guangzhou Asiad.


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Li snatched 103kg in her third attempt, one kilogram more than the previous word record set by North Korea’s Ri Song Hui in 2002, Xinhua reported.

The 22-year old strongwoman continued her momentum by jerking 127kg in her second attempt to secure the gold medal with a total of 230kg, 4kg more than the previous world record set by China’s Qiu Hongxia in 2006.

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