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In the snatch event, Kim Tuan registered a level of 128kg and
successfully conquered it at his second lift.
Meanwhile, Om Yun Chol of the Democratic Republic of Korea
(DPRK) lifted 127kg in his first attempt. However, the 1991-born athlete
failed to conquer the 131kg level in his next two attempts.
Despite failing to lift 132kg, Kim Tuan still topped the snatch
category with a lift of 128kg, one kilogramme more than Om Yun Chol’s.
Another Vietnamese lifter, Tran Le Quoc Toan, followed in third
place with three successful lifts of 118kg, 121kg and 123kg.
Tuan registered the same level of weight in his second attempt
in the hopes of beating Om Yun Chol to claim the gold medal. However, he was
not successful in the remaining two lifts and had to settle for second place
overall with a total lift of 280kg.
Tran Le Quoc Toan failed to secure a bronze medal for Vietnamese
weightlifting, finishing fourth with a total lift of 271kg, just one
kilogramme behind Bin Suwoto Wijoyo Surahmat of Indonesia.
Hoang clocked a time of 7:54.32, 5.96 and 1.31 seconds slower
than the Chinese gold medalist, Sun Yang, and the Japanese silver medal
winner, Takeda Shogo, respectively.
As of 10pm on August 20, Vietnam stood in 16th position
in the provisional Asiad medal tally with one silver and three bronze medals.
China remained on top with 15 gold medals, seven golds more than Japan and
ten clear of the Republic of Korea.
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Source: NDO
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