Weightlifting national representative Kim Soo-hyun (27) from the Busan Sports Council won a bronze medal at the World Championships.

At the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) 2022 World Championships held in Bogota, Colombia on the 14th (local time), Kim Soo-hyun lifted 108kg snatch and 137kg snatch at the women’s -76kg class event, lifting a total of 245kg to the podium.

Kim Soo-hyun, who placed 5th with a total of 239kg at last year’s World Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, successfully lifted her medal by achieving her personal best of 6kg in one year.

Kim Soo-hyun’s bronze medal is the only one among Asian national players who participated in this tournament, and she is evaluated as revealing the prospect of winning the gold medal at the Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China next September. 메이저사이트

She, ahead of Kim Soo-hyun, failed to stand on the podium at the 2014 and 2018 Asian Games, finishing fourth respectively.

Among the Asian national players, the athlete who ranked next to Kim Soo-hyun was Armenia’s Tatev Hakovyan, who was ranked 9th, 18kg less than Kim Soo-hyun’s record in total.

An official from the Busan Sports Association said, “Kim Soo-hyun currently occupies an unrivaled position in Asia.