At the 2024 IWF Weightlifting World Cup Li Dayin Won Bronze in the Men’s 89 kg Category

With the Paris Olympic Games looming on the horizon, the world’s weightlifting elite have arrived in Thailand for the ultimate showdown at the IWF World Cup.

Serving as the final qualifying event for athletes vying to secure their tickets to Paris, the stakes have never been higher as competitors leave it all on the platform in pursuit of Olympic glory.

In the men’s 89 kg category, we saw some of the biggest stars in the world of weightlifting show fantastic outings, setting world records and raising the expectations for the upcoming games. 

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For Li Dayin of China, the competition day didn’t get off to the best start, as he got 175 kg on his first Snatch attempt but then failed on the other two, which left him with the bronze medal for the lift.

Later on, during the Clean & Jerk, the Chinese weightlifter got 208 kg, which left him out of the top 3 for the lift. Thankfully, his total of 383 kg was enough to get him the bronze medal for the category overall. 

Li Dayin holds multiple junior and senior world records for the snatch. He has also won the Asian Championships twice and the World Championships once. In the 81 kg category, he has also set two world records for a total amount lifted. 

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