Chinese Taipei's "Goddess of Weightlifting" Guo Qianchun debuted in the women's 59 kg class at the 2025 Asian Weightlifting Championships on the 11th, and although she only won the 5th place in the snatch of 95 kg, she was good at 125 kg of clean and jerk to win the bronze, and the total score also won the bronze medal with 220 kg.
Chinese Taipei's "goddess of weightlifting" Guo Qianchun
Guo won the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics last year, completing the feat of winning three consecutive Olympic medals, but she was injured and continued to recuperate after the Olympics, only appeared in the aboriginal games in Taiwan, China, and won the gold medal, and has not yet competed in the international competition.
The Asian Championships was Guo's first international competition since the Paris Olympics, but she was conservative in considering her injury, and she successfully lifted 95kg in the first attempt of the snatch, but failed to challenge 98kg in the last two attempts, and finally finished fifth in the snatch with 95kg. In the clean and jerk, after Guo Qichun successfully lifted 120 kg, she failed to challenge 125 kg in the second attempt, but she successfully lifted 125 kg on the third time, and also showed a happy smile, and finally she won the bronze medal in both the clean and jerk and the overall score.
North Korea's Kim Il Kyung excelled in the division, winning three titles in the snatch, clean and jerk, and overall titles. Thailand's Yudesang failed in a failed attempt in the competition. In the end, she won the second place in the snatch, clean and jerk, and overall score.