Weightlifting 55kg Group A updates, Asian Games 2023 highlights: Bindyarani Devi finishes fifth with total lift of 196kg

Bindyarani Devi lifts 83kg in snatch and 113kg in clean and jerk.

Kang Hyongyong picks up the gold medal with a total lift of 233kg. The victory’s made sweeter with the addition of a WR/AR/GR by her name.

Ri Suyon, silver medallist, has a lift of 222 (96+126). Her clean and jerk attempt is a Games Record.

China’s Hou Zhihui settles for bronze with a 210kg lift.

Kang Hyongyong lifts 120kg in clean and jerk. The gold is all but sealed!

Hyongyong Kang of DPR Korea lifted 103kg to create a new World Record in the 55kg category.

Suyon Li of DPR Korea leads the chart with a 93kg lift in her first snatch attempts.

Bindyarani lifted 83kg in her third and last snatch attempt and is currently placed in the fifth position.

Bindyarani failed to lift 83kg in her second attempt. A huge blow as the DPR Korean lifters have already registered lifts over 90kg. Can she register an 83kg lift to end her snatch event?

An easy lift from Bindyarani as she starts with an 80kg lift in the first attempt of snatch.

Bindyarani Devi registered 80kg in snatch on the first attempt, it is to be seen whether she will change it later or not.

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Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s LIVE coverage of the women’s 55kg Weightlifting event at the Asian Games 2023. India’s Bindyarani Devi will represent India in this event. Stay tuned as we bring you all the live updates as it unfolds in Hangzhou.