Thailand wins Olympic weightlifting silver
published : 9 Aug 2024 at 12:04
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Online Reporters
Weeraphon "Wave" Wichuma, a 19-year-old from Surin province, won silver in the men's 73-kilogramme weightlifting on Thursday at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Indonesia won the gold medal, while Bulgaria won bronze.
In Paris, the Indonesian lifted 354kg, winning the competition by eight kilos over silver medallist Weeraphon, who posted a total of 346kg.
The real battle was for second and third, with Weeraphon lifting 198kg in the clean and jerk to finish with 346kg, just two kilos ahead of the Bulgarian.
As of Friday morning, Thai athletes have won a total of one gold, three silver and two bronze medals at the Paris Olympics.
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- battle: a fight; serious disagreement, strong competition, etc. - การต่อสู้
- bronze: a dark reddish-brown metal made by mixing copper and tin - ทองสัมฤทธ์, ทองแดง
- clean and jerk: a type of lift in the sport of weightlifting: a combination of two weightlifting movements: the clean and the jerk: "During the clean, the lifter moves the barbell to a position under the chin. During the jerk the lifter raises the barbell above the head, finishing with straight arms and legs, and the feet in the same plane as the torso and barbell." (Source: Wikipedia) -
- medal: a flat piece of metal, usually shaped like a coin, that is given to the winner of a competition or to somebody who has been brave, for example in war - เหรียญรางวัล
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- Weeraphon Wichuma
- weightlifting
- olympics
- paris
