Chinese lifters set to dominate
Saturday, 13 November 2010
GUANGZHOU, Nov 12 (AFP): China will seek to impose their world weightlifting dominance on the Asian Games when the event kicks off Saturday with 15 gold medals on offer over seven days of competition.
The country's track record at the Games is impressive and was sealed on a global standing when it topped September's world weightlifting championships in the Turkish city of Antalya.
An overall medal haul in Turkey of 11 (four gold, five silver, two bronze) saw China top the standings ahead of Russia and Kazakhstan, the latter also taking part here.
That total goes up to 32 (14-12-6) when individual snatch and clean-and-jerk results are taken into consideration.
The country's track record at the Games is impressive and was sealed on a global standing when it topped September's world weightlifting championships in the Turkish city of Antalya.
An overall medal haul in Turkey of 11 (four gold, five silver, two bronze) saw China top the standings ahead of Russia and Kazakhstan, the latter also taking part here.
That total goes up to 32 (14-12-6) when individual snatch and clean-and-jerk results are taken into consideration.