Nhan Dan Online – Vietnamese weightlifter Thach Kim Tuan has been voted as the most outstanding male athlete at the 2014 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, which concluded in Kazan, Russia on June 28. >> Vietnamese weightlifter sets world records in Tatarstan
It was not until August 1 that Kim Tuan was aware of this honour, as he and members of the Vietnam delegation had left Russia a few days ahead of the tournament’s closing ceremony.
Tuan gave a fantastic performance in the men’s 56kg weight category, claiming three gold medals in the snatch (133kg), clean and jerk (160kg) and total lift (293kg), and breaking two world junior records in the snatch and total lift.
International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) President, Tamas Ajan will hand this special prize to Thach Kim Tuan at a ceremony on August 7 in Hungary, where he has been working hard for the upcoming 17th Asian Games (Asiad) in Incheon, Republic of Korea.
Tuan is scheduled to return home on August 12 to make last-minute preparations for the 17th Asiad, in which he remains among Vietnam’s biggest hopes for gold medals.
Đăng ký: VietNam News