DONGGUAN - Chinese lifter Li Ping broke the snatch and total world record in women's 53kg weightlifting event at the 16th Guangzhou Asiad.
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 China's Li Ping competes in women's 53kg weightlifting at the Guangzhou Asian Games in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong province, November 14, 2010. [Photo/Xinhua] |
Li snatched 103kg in her third attempt, one kilogram more than the previous word record set by DPR Korea's Ri Song Hui in 2002.
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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