On Tuesday, weightlifter Tran Le Quoc Toan from Da Nang finished in fourth place in the men’s 56kg category at the World Weightlifting Championships.  The event is being held in Wroclaw City, Poland from 20 - 27 October. 

Toan’s total lift was 276kg, only 7kg less than bronze medalist Thach Kim Tuan from Ho Chi Minh City.  He lifted 123kg in the snatch and 153kg in the clean and jerk, whilst Tuan managed 126kg and 157kg respectively.  Unfortunately, this result means that Toan has just missed out on the opportunity to take part in the forthcoming 27^th SEA Games.

Om Yun Cho from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea won the gold medal, and the silver went to Long Qingquan from China.

Weightlifter Tran Le Quoc Toan