Khoi came on top in the men’s youth 89kg clean and jerk category with a lift of 176kg. He was followed by Ali Yousef Alothman of South Africa and Bonghyun Bang of the Republic of Korea.

The Vietnamese flag is raised after Vuong Truong Khoi finished second in the men’s youth 89kg snatch event.

Khoi also finished second in the snatch after lifting 134kg, ranking behind Alothman (143kg). Alothman also won the overall event with 318kg. Khoi finished second with 310kg.

His teammate Nguyen Quoc Toan secured three gold medals in the men’s youth 81kg category on October 24.

Toan lifted 141kg in the snatch, 16kg more than runner-up Sapi Yessenkeldi of Kazakhstan while Shageldi Bayramgeldiyev of Turkmenistan was third with 123kg

In the clean and jerk, Toan managed 166kg, and he was followed again by Yessenkeldi with 165kg and Yoo Donghyun of the Republic of Korea with 158kg.

Thanks to outstanding performances in both events, Toan took the top podium for the third time with 307kg in total. Yessenkeldi and Bayramgeldiyev were second and third.

Earlier, Vietnamese athletes won seven golds, seven silvers and four bronzes in the tournament.

Bac Giang wins 16 medals at national championships

(BGO) -  The athletes from the northern province of Bac Giang won 16 medals of all kinds at several national sports events from October 4 – 13.

Bac Giang team wins many medals at national sport games for people with disabilities

(BGO) – The athletes in Bac Giang team won high achievement at the National Championships of table tennis, badminton, weightlifting, chess and boccia for people with disability.

Photojournalist wins three silver medals

Photojournalist Viet Van from Lao dong (Labour) newspaper has won three silver medals at the Photography of the Year 2019 competition announced by the Australia-based Better Photography Magazine on October 2.

Bac Giang athletes win gold medal at national shuttlecock team championship

(BGO) – The shuttle cock team in the northern province of Bac Giang has won gold medal in men’s team category at the National Shuttle cock Team Championship 2019.

Bac Giang bags 8 medals at national badminton championship for middle-aged and old players

(BGO) - The National Badminton Championship for the Middle-Aged and Old Players took place from 12 to 18 September in Da Lat city, the Central Highland province of Lam Dong by the  General Department of Sports, Vietnam Association of the Elderly, Vietnam National Olympic Committee and Vietnam Badminton Federation.

Source: VNA