Long sets world record to win gold in weightlifting competition

Long Qingquan of China set a world record in winning Olympic gold in the men’s weightlifting 53-kg category Sunday at the Rio de Janeiro Games. Long’s total score of 307 kg set the record and was aided by a final 170-kg lift in clean and jerk in what turned out to be a battle between […]

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