Charon won gold for Canada in women’s 64kg weightlifting

Canadian weightlifter Maud Ji Charon won the gold medal in the women’s 64kg weightlifting event by lifting a total of 236kg at Tokyo 2020 here on Tuesday. This is her second Olympic gold medal for Canada in women’s weightlifting events.

The 28-year-old Charon was the top hope of winning the event and took a narrow lead by lifting 105kg, just a kilo more than Giorgia Bordigan of Italy, who finished her campaign in sixth place in the women’s 63kg event at the Rio Games. .

The Canadian weightlifter, the winner of the 2020 Pan American Championships, shows off her strength in the clean and jerk. He lifted 131kg in clean and jerk to clinch the gold. Chen Wen-Hui of Chinese Taipei tried to challenge Charon, but she was unsuccessful in her last two lifts. The 34-year-old Bordigan made three consecutive good lifts in the jerk, but finished in the jerk at 128kg and lifted a total of 232kg to become the silver medalist. At the same time Christine Girard, who won the gold medal for Canada in women’s 63 kg weightlifting in London 2012, won the bronze medal with a total of 230 kg.

It is noteworthy that Rio 2016 Olympic gold medalist and women’s 64kg world record holder Deng Wei, who holds the world record total of 261kg at the 2019 World Championships, has been dropped from the Chinese team due to a back injury.