The 2024 World Youth Weightlifting Championships in Leon, Spain, previously the Thai powerlifting team had a good start, winning 2 silver medals and 2 bronze medals from Khemika Kamnerdsri 2 silver medals, 1 bronze medal in the 45 kg women’s category and Narumon Wonghajak 1 bronze medal in the 49 kg women’s category.

The Thai team has a chance to win another medal from “Thanaporn Saetia” in the 59 kg women’s group A, with the snatch technique, calling for 92 kg, 94 kg, and 96 kg respectively, and successfully lifting all of them, earning the first “gold medal” for the Thai team in this event.

Clean and jerk Thanaporn passed the first time with 110 kilograms, the second time called for 113 kilograms but failed to pass. Before coming out to make up for it successfully in the third time with the same weight, the record was 113 kilograms, ranked 4th and moved the total weight to 209 kilograms, receiving a silver medal.

Alray Miranda Eleanor from the United States received 2 gold medals from the clean and jerk
117 kilograms, total weight 210 kilograms and 1 silver medal in the snatch 93 kilograms / Abdulleyva Nigora from Uzbekistan received 1 silver medal in the clean and jerk 115 kilograms and 1 bronze medal in the total weight 208 kilograms / Bronze medal in the snatch Higa Sei from Japan 93 kilograms / Bronze medal in the clean and jerk Olalla Munoz Maria from Spain 113 kilograms (set the record before Thanaporn)

Summary of the Thai powerlifters’ achievements: 1 gold medal, 3 silver medals, and 2 bronze medals

The competition schedule for other Thai athletes is as follows: September 23, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. (4:00 p.m. Thai time) 81 kg. men’s category, Group B, Worapot Nasuriwong and at 4:00 p.m. (9:00 p.m. Thai time) 71 kg. women’s category, Group A, Phatthathida Wongsingh

September 24, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. (12:00 midnight Thai time) 76 kg. women’s category, Group A, Chalida Thiangdee. You can follow the live broadcast on the International Weightlifting Federation Facebook page.

Source: Thai News Agency