Thai Female Weightlifter Wins Gold With Record Breaking Lift

[sriracha john]

WOW!!

Thailand's Pawina Thongsuk strains to lift up 142 kilograms to break the world record in clean and jerk of the women's 63kg weightlifting at the 15th Asian Games in Doha, Qatar

Associated Press

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Record-setting Pawina wins gold in women's weightlifting

Doha - Pawina Thongsuk broke the clean and jerk world record on her way to winning gold in the 63kg category in women's weightlifting at the Asian Games in Doha, Qata Monday.

Her Gold medal was the second for Thailand after Women's Shooting Team won the first medals earlier.

Pawina, 27, who was gold medalist in Athens Olympics gold in the 75kg category, lifted 110kg in the snatch and a new world record 142kg in the clean and jerk for an aggregate of 252kg.

China's world champion Ouyang Xiaofang won silver with a total of 247kg, forfeiting her final clean and jerk after she collapsed in agony during her second attempt.

Burma's Faw Thaw Yae took bronze with an aggregate of 227kg.

Earlier Thai shooting women's team earns first Gold Medal for the country in the Doha Asian Games on Monday.

The women's 50m Rifle Prone Team; comprising Thanyalak Chotpaibunsin, Paramaporn Ponglakham and Supamas Wankaew, won the Gold Medal, with China Team won Silver and Kazakhstan Bronze medals.

Meanwhile Thanyalak Chotpaibunsin won the silver medal in the women's 50m rifle prone individual.

Thailand is now ranking the sixth among 45 countries contesting in the Games with one Gold Medal, four Silver and two Bronze medals. China tops the list with 31 Gold, 12 Silva and 8 Bronze medals, followed by Japan and South Korea.

The Nation

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Thailand's Pawina Thongsuk smiles on the podium during a medal ceremony for the Asian Games

Associated Press

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Congratulations Pawina!!!

Edited December 4, 2006 by sriracha john

[leftcross]

she wobbled for a bit but pulled it off. great display.

[meemiathai]

Does her husband have a mia noi?

[Donz]

If she was your wife imagine what she would do to you if you pissed her off

[Little Black Duck]

If she was your wife imagine what she would do to you if you pissed her off

She's probably got bigger balls than you Donz..

[sriracha john]

To put it in perspective a bit, I was just browsing through my motorcycle brouchere and stopped when I saw that it weighs 101 kg.

She hoisted that weight and much more over her head...

Amazing performance, Pawina... You made Thailand proud...

Edited December 5, 2006 by sriracha john

[The Dan Sai Kid]

I remember when she won her gold at the Athens Olympics - I was at as seafood restaurant in Ratchada and there was a guy in the restaurant with a microphone giving his own commentry to the proceedings. Most surreal - I never did consider women's weightlifting much of a spectator sport.

[Nam Kao]

Good for her, impressive

nam

[soi lurker]

thats an impressive lift for such a little frame, well done girl.

[ChangMaiSausage]

Going to watch Thailand v Jordan this evening should be fun I dont think there will be many supporters though.

Football that is

Edited December 5, 2006 by ChangMaiSausage

[The Dan Sai Kid]

If she was your wife imagine what she would do to you if you pissed her off

She's probably got bigger balls than you Donz..

That's not saying much, is it?