On May 13, we have weightlifter Nguyen Hoai Huong participating in the women's 53kg weight class at the 2026 Asian Weightlifting Championships held in China.
Hoai Huong is 1 of 12 weightlifters competing in group A of the weight class. She succeeded with a weight of 87kg in the snatch event. This achievement helped Hoai Huong get a bronze medal. In the clean and jerk event, weightlifter Hoai Huong achieved a result of 108kg to get a silver medal in the event. In total, Hoai Huong achieved a result of 195kg. The result also helped her get a silver medal.
Thus, Hoai Huong won 2 silver medals and 1 bronze medal in the women's 53kg weight class at this year's tournament.
In this competition, weightlifter Zhao Jinlan (China) won absolutely when winning 3 gold medals in the 53kg weight class. The Chinese female athlete has a snatch weight of 95kg, a swing weight of 121kg and a total weight of 216kg. At the tournament, third place in total weightlift was host athlete India Yadav Gyanesshwari (achievement 194kg).
The Vietnamese weightlifting team registered 5 athletes to compete in this year's tournament. Up to this point, athletes Nguyen Hoai Huong and Lai Gia Thanh have won medals.
According to assessments, many important athletes of the teams participate in the tournament to grasp opponents before ASIAD 20.
