Break the world record! Guangxi Xiaohua Zhao Jinhong won gold in the Asian Championships

On May 9, the 2025 Asian Weightlifting Championship was unveiled in Jiangshan, Zhejiang. Zhao Jinhong, a sportsman in our district, set a world record many times in the women's 45kg competition and successfully won gold.

Zhao Jinhong took a photo with coach Liao Xiaowei on the spot. In the first snatch competition, Zhao Jinhong easily lifted 80 kilograms. In the second trial, she greatly increased the barbell weight to 88 kg and successfully lifted it, breaking the world record (87 kg) maintained by North Korean athlete Won Hyo-shin. In the third try, Zhao Jinhong performed steadily and held the 90-kilogram barbell high above his head, setting a new world record again. In the

In the clean and jerk competition, Zhao Jinhong successfully lifted 100 kilograms, and the second and third hand challenged 111 kilograms failed. Even so, Zhao Jinhong won three gold medals in this class with snatching 90 kilograms, 100 kilograms of clean and twitching and a total score of 190 kilograms.

The new level system of the Los Angeles Olympic cycle will be officially implemented from June 1st. This Asian Championships is the "chapel battle" of the old level of the Paris Olympic cycle, and this special background also inspires the contestants to go all out.

This weightlifting Asian Championship is a "farewell match" of the old level of the Paris Olympic cycle. Starting from June 1, the new level system of the Los Angeles Olympic cycle will be officially implemented, and the world record set by the old level will be permanently retained. Therefore, as a 45kg female player, Zhao Jinhong's snatch 90kg in this event, as well as the world record of 113kg of clean and jerk and 200kg of total score in the 2024 World Weightlifting Championships will be sealed.

The Guangxi Weightlifting Team coach Liao Xiaowei, who went with the team, introduced that the new level system will be officially launched in China after the National Games, and Zhao Jinhong will also be upgraded to a 49kg player. "Although it will have an impact on Zhao Jinhong, she has the potential to continue to compete in the high-level."