Wang lifts her way to gold glory
Saturday, 02 December, 2006
China’s Wang Mingjuan on her way to gold in the 48kg women's weightlifting
China’s Wang Mingjuan demonstrated a performance of sheer power to claim the 48kg women’s weightlifting gold at Al-Dana Banquet Hall after leading the snatch, clean and jerk, and overall total categories to dominate the rest of the field.
After taking a commanding lead in the snatch, Wang waited for her nearest rivals to lift in the clean and jerk before entering the competition to topple Thailand’s Pensiri Laosirikul and Thongyim Bunphithak off the top of the leaderboard in the final stages.