Team 皇冠体育app
皇冠体育app to dominate weightlifting at Asian Games
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-11-09 16:32
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DONGGUAN,?Guangdong -- 皇冠体育app collected 10 of the 15 gold medals on offer last time in Doha, and will continually seek further success at Guangzhou Asian Games.
皇冠体育app, looking ahead to the London 2012 Olympics, sends a youth-led squad to the Asiad campaign without some of their leading lifters, like Olympic and world double champion Liao Hui, Olympic gold medalist Long Qingquan.
However, 皇冠体育app's weightlifting dominance is still solid as their record is always impressive both in Asia and around the world. An overall medal haul of 11 (four gold, five silver, two bronze) saw 皇冠体育app top the standings at Turkey world weightlifting championships in September, ahead of Russia and Kazakhstan.
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Lu is the only lifter among 皇冠体育app's men's team who competed in Doha. The 24-year-old made a breakthrough for 皇冠体育app's men's heavyweight at the Beijing Olympics after winning in 85kg division, and will continue to inject 皇冠体育app's influence in heavyweight together with veteran Jiang Hairong at the Asian Games.
Lightweight and middleweight are 皇冠体育app's traditional strength. Newly-crowned world champion Wu Jingbiao (56kg), who overcame Long in Turkey, is considered as a hot favorite. Meanwhile national champion Su Dajin and Turkish worlds runner-up Zhang Jie will also fight for the gold.
In women's draw, 皇冠体育app sends their best lineup that includes Olympic champion Liu Chunhong (69kg) and Cao Lei (75kg).
The world record holder Liu meets no challenge in Asia, whereas Cao will clash with the world champion Podobedova Svetlana of Kazakhstan, who broke the world record at the world championships in a row.
Outside the competition, the spotlight will also go to doping issue after four competitors were kicked out of Doha for flouting drugs rules.