[Nagoya AG] Park Hyejeong Wins Silver in Women's Weightlifting... 'China Remains Unbeatable'

Snatch 133kg, Clean and Jerk 167kg, Total 300kg

Set New South Korean Records in Snatch and Total

Olympic Double Champion Li Wenwen Lifts 310kg for Gold

Park Hye-jeong, a leading figure in South Korean women's weightlifting and a member of Goyang City Hall, won the silver medal at the Asian Games.

On September 29, at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games women’s over-86kg weight class event held at the Nagoya City Small and Medium Enterprise Promotion Center in Japan, Park finished second with a snatch of 133kg, a clean and jerk of 167kg, and a total of 300kg. Park set new South Korean records in both the snatch and the total. Having won the gold medal at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games held in 2023, Park aimed to become the first South Korean female weightlifter to clinch back-to-back titles at the event but ultimately had to settle for silver.

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Li Wenwen of China, the gold medalist at both the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and 2024 Paris Olympics, took the gold with a snatch of 140kg, a clean and jerk of 170kg, and a total of 310kg. Weisal Iqlef from Qatar finished third, posting a snatch of 120kg, a clean and jerk of 153kg, for a total of 273kg.

Li Wenwen surged to the lead by successfully lifting 140kg in the snatch. Park Hye-jeong, meanwhile, lifted 133kg, surpassing her previous South Korean record by 2kg to secure second place. In her second attempt in the clean and jerk, Li Wenwen hoisted 170kg, widening the gap to 10kg over Park, whose total at that point was 300kg. With the gold medal secured, Li Wenwen chose to celebrate her victory during her third and final attempt, exiting the stage without lifting the barbell.

Instead of going for the gold, Park Hye-jeong attempted a personal best of 173kg in her third clean and jerk, but failed to complete the lift, thereby confirming her silver medal finish.

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