Future stars emerge from Youth Olympics
Xinhua, August 28, 2014 Adjust font size:
Weightlifter, still prolific in China
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Meng Cheng of China set a world youth record in the men's 56kg weightlifting competition at the YOG. [Xinhua] |
Meng Cheng of China set a world youth record in the men's 56kg weightlifting competition at the YOG. He lifted 155kg in the clean and jerk with his second lift to break the previous world mark by 1kg.
Combined with his 128kg lift in the snatch, his total weight of 283kg won him the gold medal by 40kg from his nearest rival. In Meng's usual training, he tries 160kg in clean and jerk, 135kg in snatch , which combines for 295kg, around 10kg away from the world record. At the age of 17, Meng has the potential to challenge that record some day.
