North Korea's Ro Gwang-ryeol, Who Failed to Win the Comeback

[Asian Games] North Korea's Ro Gwang-ryeol, Who Failed to Win the Comeback, Says, "My Skills are Better than this"

2nd place after China's Tiantao in the men's 96kg weightlifting class.

Ro Kwang-ryeol (22, North Korea) missed the barbell while attempting 221 kg in the third round of clean and jerk and was disappointed as he hit the platform.

The cheers of Chinese fans who were happy for Tiantao (29, China)'s victory fell on Ro Gwang-ryeol's shoulders.

Ro Kwang-ryeol ranked second by lifting 170 kg in snatch, 216 kg in clean and jerk, and 386 kg in total in the men's 96 kg weightlifting group A competition at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games held at the Xiaoshan Sports Center in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on the 5th. 바카라사이트

The total record of Tiantao (29, China), who won that day, was 390 kg (180 kg in snatch, 210 kg in clean and jerk).

Tiantao finished the match first, failing at 216kg in the third period of the clean and jerk, and Ro Kwang-ryeol attempted a comeback by applying for 221kg in the third period of the clean and jerk.

However, Ro Kwang-ryeol could not lift the barbell above his head.

Ro Gwang-ryeol, who entered the official medalist press conference room with a stern expression, said, "Today was my first time attending an international competition, and I am disappointed that I lost the gold medal.

I could have won (the gold medal)... but next time, I will definitely grow to win the gold medal."

Although they missed out on winning, China, the strongest weightlifting country, felt threatened by the appearance of Ro Gwang-ryeol.

Tiantao confessed, "It was a really difficult win.

I competed with a North Korean athlete I saw for the first time today, and I almost didn't win the gold medal."

Tiantao’s words set fire to Lu Guangryeol’s heart.

Ro Gwang-ryeol confidently said, “During training, I lifted heavier weights (than the 221kg for clean and jerk),” and added, “My skills are beyond what I showed today.”

North Korea has not participated in an international competition for four years since the 2019 Pattaya World Championships.

Borders were closed to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19), and the country was also suspended from international competitions for failing to participate in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

After a long hiatus, North Korean weightlifters returned after 4 years at the Hangzhou Asian Games and won 11 medals (5 gold, 4 silver), more than the strongest China (3 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze) in 9 weight classes. , won 2 bronze medals.

Many new faces, such as Ro Gwang-ryeol, also appeared. Ro Gwang-ryeol expressed his motivation, saying,

"Even though we could not participate in the international competition, we trained at a high intensity in good facilities.

We will show a better performance next time."