Post-2000s Chinese athletes shine at Olympics

Li Wenwen, born in 2000, showed her supremacy in the women's weightlifting +87kg division, setting three new Olympic records en route to a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games on Aug 2.

Li, current world record holder in the snatch, clean and jerk and total, called 130kg in her first snatch attempt. It already bettered other contestants, with the nearest one, Sarah Elizabeth Robles from the United States, hoisting 128kg. Li lifted a new Olympic record of 140kg in her third attempt, setting a 12-kg cushion over Robles.

Li continued her dominance going into the clean and jerk section, hoisting an Olympic record of 180kg for a total of 320 kg, also a new Olympic record.