The 49th ‘Challenge 210’ takes place next week in Tramelan, Switzerland, October 24-27th. This competition is a bronze tier qualifying event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and acts as one of the six necessary competitions that can fulfill qualification. Amongst those on the start list for this competition are China’s A-team, a team that comprises …
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We have been spoiled by the number of international competitions and the incredible lifts from the month of April. Due to the new Olympic qualification system that was implemented last year, all of the continental championships ended up changing their competition dates to the month of April. They did this in order to fit into …
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The Chinese 67 Chen Lijun blew his competition out of the park yesterday with an incredible 154 kg world record snatch, a 185 kg world record clean and jerk, and a 339 kg world record total. Last year at the 2018 World Championships Chen made his debut in the new 67 kg class with a …
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Three time world champion Chen Lijun hit a 180 kg clean and jerk in training, just 3 kg below his competition best. His best of 183 kg came at the 2015 Houston World Championships following a 150 kg snatch as a 62 kg weightlifter. His total of 333 kg from 2015 gave him a Sinclair …