World Strength and Conditioning Championships" Lin Yijun and Chen Weiling win gold medals. President Lai Ching-tak sends congratulatory message to celebrate

Zeng Ziying won bronze medals in the squat, bench and combined events. (Provided by Jianli Association)

[Reporter Nian Miaoyun/Comprehensive Report] Chinese bodybuilding athletes Lin Yijun and Chen Weiling participated in the "2026 World Equipment Open Bodybuilding Championships" in Istanbul, Turkey, showing their outstanding strength. They completed the event on November 9, local time, and won the men's 59kg respectively. Level summation event, women's 47kg squat lift, deadlift, and summation event gold medals. After learning the good news, President Lai Qingde immediately sent a congratulatory message to acknowledge the outstanding performance of the players, and encouraged the players of the Chinese team to continue to fight and strive for the highest honor for themselves and the country.

my country sent a total of 16 athletes to this year's "2026 World Equipment Open Strength and Strength Championships". On the first day of the competition, my country's first female 47kg classmate Chen Weiling took the lead in the squat event and won the gold medal with a score of 192.5kg, followed closely behind. In the bench lift event, he achieved a good result of 102.5 kilograms. In the final dead lift event, with a weight of 185 kilograms, he defeated the experts from Puerto Rico and other countries and won the gold medal in the dead lift event. Finally, he won the gold medal in the total event with a score of 480 kilograms, and he won 3 gold medals individually.

In addition, in the women's 52kg category, Fang Huiling won the silver medal in the deadlift event with a performance of 182.5kg, and Zeng Ziying also won bronze medals in the squat, bench and combined events. In the men's category, in the 59kg category, player Lin Yijun showed his steady strength and lifted 275kg in the squat event to win the silver medal. Later, in the bench lift and deadlift events, he achieved a good result of 260kg in the 182.5kg category and won the gold medal in the total event with a total score of 717.5kg. Our country won a total of 4 gold medals, 2 silver medals and 3 bronze medals on the first day of the competition. The players maintained their passion and persistence for fitness, went through long-term and rigorous training, and showed their strength from hard training on the stage of the World Championships.

The Ministry of Sports said that in recent years, our country's bodybuilding athletes have achieved great results in international competitions. At the 2025 Chengdu World Games, they even won 2 gold medals and 1 silver. This highlights the competitiveness of my country's bodybuilding and has also become a driving force for other domestic athletes to continue to improve. In the future, we will continue to invest resources and provide players with comprehensive training and logistical support, so that more athletes can show their strength on the world stage, strive for good results for our country, and write a new chapter of glory.

Fang Huiling won the silver medal in the women's 52kg category with a weight of 182.5kg. (Provided by Jianli Association)

Chen Weiling won the gold medal in the women's 47kg squat, deadlift and combined events. (Provided by Jianli Association)