Taking place at the Hanoi National Sports Training Center from August 23-27, 2022, the 2022 National Club Weightlifting Championship attracted the participation of 200 coaches, referees, athletes of 25 delegations from provinces and cities, industries nationwide.
At the tournament, these athletes competed in 10 weight classes for men (55kg, 61kg, 67kg, 73kg, 81kg, 89kg, 96kg, 102kg, 109kg and over 109kg) and 10 weight classes for women (45kg, 49kg, 55kg, 59kg, 64kg, 71kg, 76kg, 81kg, 87kg and over 87kg).
On the last day of tournament, there were competitions at five weight classes for men and women. No surprise was made when the gold medals belonged to familiar names. In the end, Hanoi delegation won a total of 5 gold medals, 5 silver medals, 10 bronze medals, ranked the third among the participated delegations. Ranking the first of the tournament was Ho Chi Minh delegation with 18 gold medals, 11 silver medals, 2 bronze medals. The second delegation won 6 gold medals, 2 silver medals, 1 bronze medal.
The 2022 National Club Weightlifting Championship is a review of the athletes to recruit best athletes for Vietnamese Weightlifters towards the major international competitions taking place later this year such as the Asian Championships in this October and the World Championships in this December. In addition, this is an opportunity for the municipal and provincial delegations to evaluate their abilities and prepare carefully for the biggest domestic tournament of the year, which is the ninth National Sports Festival.
Mr. Nguyen Huy Hung in charge of Weightlifting, General Department of Sports said that compared to previous seasons, in this tournament, there was not much change in the number of participated delegations, but the delegations confidently brought many young athletes to compete in almost weight classes. This showed that training in weightlifting for young athletes of all delegations is making good progress and following the development direction of the sport industry.
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