Why did Vietnamese weightlifters suddenly win Olympic medals?



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Thursday, November 26, 2020 16:34 PM (GMT + 7)

(Sports news, weightlifting news) While I was nervous to see the World Weightlifting Federation (IWF) penalty, Vietnamese weightlifting received good news from the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

On November 25, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) met online and made an official announcement regarding the penalty for athletes of two subjects of weightlifting and cycling at the 2012 Olympic Games. At 56 kg, a champion of Azerbaijan that won the bronze medal was canceled and Tran Le Quoc Toan of Vietnam was promoted to receive the medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, UK.

Why did Vietnamese weightlifters suddenly win Olympic medals?  - First

Quoc Quoc was promoted to receive the Olympic weightlifting medal in 2012

The Olympics took place 8 years ago, Quoc Toan achieved a total pick of 284 kg (thrust 125 kg, sent a thrust of 159 kg), taking fourth place overall. The men’s 56 kg medal winners standings include: Om Yun Chol (Korea, 293 kg general choice) won the gold medal, Wu Jingbiao (China, 289 kg general choice) Silver medal and Valentin Hristov ( A from Azerbaijan, total sent 286 kg) won the bronze medal.

However, Hristov is found to have doping, so the Olympic bronze medal will belong to Vietnamese elect Tran Le Quoc Toan. According to the latest update on Wiki, Quoc Toan has been named in the list of those who received Olympic bronze medals in 2012 and the achievements of the Vietnamese delegation participating in the Olympic Games also have the medals of this elect.

Consequently, Vietnam’s achievements at the Olympic Games include 5 medals (1 gold medal, 3 silver medals and 1 bronze medal): Tran Hieu Ngan won the gold medal in taekwondo in 2000, Hoang Anh Tuan won the medal. weightlifting weight of 56 kg in 2008, Quoc Toan, a weightlifting medal of 56 kg in 2012 and Hoang Xuan Vinh 1 gold medal and 1 shooting medal in 2016.

A few days earlier, Vietnamese weightlifting received very bad news when two young athletes, Nguyen Thi Thu Trang (17 years old, 45 kg female) and Bui Dinh Sang (18 year old male, 61 kg) tested positive for Oxandrolone, A substance Helps promote weight and muscle gain. Before that, in 2019, Trinh Van Vinh (23 years old), Nguyen Thi Phuong Thanh (16 years old) also got doped.

As a general rule, any country that commits doping offenses 3 or more times during the Olympic qualification period, which begins in November 2018, may lose the number of quotas or be expelled from the arena. this prestigious sport. Therefore, Vietnamese weightlifters are waiting for an official decision from the World Weightlifting Federation (IWF) whether to attend the Olympics next year or not.

Tran Le Quoc Toan, born in 1989 in Da Nang. I used to fight in the 56kg weightlifting class. The best overall pick for the 31-year-old voter is 284 kg. He won 1 world medal in 2017, 1 Asian silver medal in 2012, Asia bronze medal in 2013, he won the 2011 SEA Games gold medal and the last one is the 2012 Olympic medal.

Source: http://danviet.vn/vi-sao-cu-ta-viet-nam-bat-ngo-gianh-huy-chuong-olympic-502020261116352129.htm

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