Indonesian weightlifting sensation Rizki Juniansyah turned setbacks into triumph at the IWF World Championships, snatching victory from a nail-biting showdown in the newly minted 79kg category! ๐ช Despite two failed snatch attempts, the Olympic champ rallied with a record-shattering 204kg clean & jerk โ breaking a world mark set just hours earlier by teammate Rahmat Erwin. ๐
The drama unfolded like a sports anime climax: Juniansyah trailed behind the DPRK's Ri Chong Song and Egypt's Abdelrahman Younes after the snatch round. But when the barbell hit 204kg? Cue the victory music ๐ถ โ his Herculean lift secured two golds (clean & jerk + total) and left rivals just 1kg behind in overall totals!
China's rising star Ning Gan, 17, also made waves with a 157kg snatch debut. But this was Juniansyah's night โ proving even champs can stumble before soaring higher than ever ๐. Who needs three attempts when one historic lift does the trick?
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Juniansyah sets clean-and-jerk world record with 204kg at IWF worlds
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