VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese athletes have won five silvers and one bronze on the first competition day of the 2014 Asian Junior Weightlifting Championships in Thailand on March 4.

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In the men’s 50kg weight division, Ly Quang Vinh bagged two silver medals, lifting 93kg in the snatch and 202kg in total. He also sealed a bronze in the clean and jerk’s 109kg category.  

His team mate Nguyen Tran Anh Tuan grabbed three silvers, hitting a 109kg snatch, 137kg clean and jerk, and 245kg in total.

Vietnam has sent six weightlifters, including three males to the competition.

This is not a tough competitive tournament for Vietnam as the country has three weightlifters qualified for the second Summer Youth Olympic Games to be held in Nanjing, China, this August.

Source: VOV