6 Chinese medalists rise in Rio Olympics in day 5
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E-mail CNTV, August 11, 2016
There was plenty of action from the fifth day of competition at the Summer Games, so we'll turn things over to Tracey Holmes and Dan Williams who are standing by at the Olympic Park. Good evening guys, what's the latest there?
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Xiang Yanmei earns China's fourth weightlifting gold in Brazil. |
On the fifth day of competition in Rio, China continued its strong performance in weightlifting, as Xiang Yanmei looked to outmuscle her opponents to claim the gold medal in the women's 69-kilogram division. Meanwhile over on the men's side, Lü Xiaojun would break his own world record, but still come up short in the 77-kilogram category.
Xiang would overcome a bump to the back of the head to lift 116 kilograms in the snatch, and then follow that with 145 kilograms in the clean and jerk. That would be enough to win the gold medal, with a total of 261 kilograms. Kazakhstan's Zhazira Zhapparkul wins silver while Egypt's Sarah Ahmed takes bronze. China now has four golds in weightlifting in Rio.
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Lü takes the silver medal. |
Over in the men's 77kg division, Lü XiaoJun would break his own world record in the snatch by hoisting 177 kg. Then in the clean and jerk, Lü would manage 202 kg for a combined weight of 379kg. But Nijat Rahimov of Kazakstan would lift a stunning 214kg in the clean and jerk to win gold while Lü takes the silver.
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Qin Kai & Cao Yuan third in 3-meter synchro. |
To the green pool where Qin Kai and Cao Yuan, the reigning world champs in the men's 3 meter springboard came in as heavy favorites. But China's bid to win all eight diving events is ended by Jack Laugher and Chris Mears who give Great Britain its first gold medal in Olympic diving. The Chinese pair had to settle for bronze behind the USA's duo Sam Dorman and Mike Hixon.
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Cheng Xunzhao nabs bronze in 90-kilo class. |
And in men's judo, China's Cheng Xunzhao would win bronze in the 90kg division to give China's its first medal in judo at the Rio Games. The third place finish also marks China's best result ever in the weight class. Japan's Mashu Baker won gold.
