Vietnam won the world youth snatch championship

On April 4, weightlifter Le Nguyen Quoc Bao won a gold medal in the snatch, a bronze medal in the clean and jerk and a silver medal in the total lift in the men's 50 kg category at the 2017 World Youth Weightlifting Championships held in Thailand.

Weightlifter Quoc Bao (left) and coach Huynh Huu Chi of the Vietnamese youth weightlifting team. Photo: DK

Quoc Bao is the reigning Asian youth champion in his weight class. The 17-year-old athlete from Ho Chi Minh City started very well in the snatch event with a score of 96 kg on his second attempt. That also ensured Quoc Bao the gold medal in this event because the best performer among his opponents, Chomchuen Natthawat (Thailand), only managed to snatch 94 kg. Unfortunately, Quoc Bao was unsuccessful in his third attempt with a score of 103 kg.

Entering the clean and jerk, Quoc Bao was very confident and succeeded with a 119 kg barbell on the second attempt. However, Quoc Bao was unsuccessful when he decided to lift the barbell to 124 kg on the last attempt. Quoc Bao's failure opened up a great opportunity for Thai athlete Chomchuen Teerapat. Chomchuen Teerapat only ranked 4th in the snatch with a score of 91 kg, 5 kg behind Quoc Bao.

So, Chomchuen Teerapat put all his effort into the final push with a weight of 125 kg. And Chomchuen Teerapat succeeded in winning the gold medal in the clean and jerk in a spectacular way, pushing Quoc Bao down to 3rd place in the clean and jerk event. At the same time, Chomchuen Teerapat also rose to win the gold medal in the total lift with a total score of 216 kg. Quoc Bao won the silver medal in the total lift with 215 kg, only 1 kg less than Chomchuen Teerapat.

According to TTO