Chinese-Taipei lifter Kuo claims gold in 59kg weight class

Kuo Hsing-Chun of Team Chinese Taipei competes during the Weightlifting - Women's 59kg Group A on day four of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo International Forum on July 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) ((Photo By Chris Graythen/Getty Images))

Kuo Hsing-Chun collected an Olympic gold medal with an impressive batch of lifts in the 59kg weight class at the Tokyo Olympics.

Kuo completed a snatch of 103 kilograms and a clean and jerk of 133 kilograms to clear the field by 19 points and claim gold in Japan.

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Turkmenistan's Polina Guryeva was second, lifting 96 and 121 respectively.

The bronze medal was claimed by Japanese lifter Mikiko Ando, who earned the host nation another medal by lifting a single kilogram more than France's Dora Tchakounte.


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