World Weightlifting Championships: Pei Xinyi won three gold medals and set two world records

China News Service, Ningbo, November 2nd (Zhang Yuhuan, Xuan Jiahan) "Well done to Pei Xinyi!" On the evening of November 1st, the Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium was filled with excitement.

That night, the 2026 Women's Weightlifting World Championships 61kg competition was held here. Chinese player Pei Xinyi set two world records for this level with a clean and jerk of 142kg and a total score of 254kg, and won three gold medals in the snatch, clean and jerk, and total score.

Zhejiang athlete Pei Xinyi is in hot form this time at home. In the snatch session, she easily won the first lift of 106 kg, the second lift of 109 kg, and the third lift of 112 kg, locking in the snatch gold medal. Yang Liuyue, the champion of this level in the Asian Games, failed in her third attempt at 113 kg and secured the bronze medal in the snatch with 110 kg. Colombian Mosquera Cáceres won the silver medal in the snatch with 111 kilograms.

Moving to the clean and jerk competition, Pei Xinyi continued her hot streak. The first 135kg was easily completed, and the second one challenged the clean and jerk and total score world records. She turned the station smoothly, reached decisively, and steadily raised the 140kg barbell above her head. In the last lift, she challenged 142 kilograms and succeeded again, setting two world records for the second time.

Yang Liuyue also showed good explosive power in the late game. She successfully lifted 135kg and 139kg, but failed in the third challenge of 145kg, winning two silver medals in clean and jerk and total score.

This is Pei Xinyi's first time competing in an Olympic-level event at the World Championships, and she is fighting in her hometown. The cheers and cheers from her family, coaches and teammates at the scene have become her most solid confidence. "The stage of the World Championships is inevitably nerve-wracking. But after I successfully completed the first move, I gradually felt more at ease, making me more and more confident." Pei Xinyi said.

After being tempered by the competition, Pei Xinyi's mentality has completely transformed. "In the past, I always flinched when facing strong opponents and repeatedly doubted whether I could do it. Now I no longer worry too much about my opponents. I just focus on taking every step of my own. When facing the barbell, I must dare to strike and act resolutely." (End)