2024 IWF Asian Championships: Chen Po-Jen won the Bronze in the Men’s 102 kg Event
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The 2024 Asian Championships are coming to an end, so we should enjoy the spectacle while we can. Thankfully, the athletes competing in the men’s 102 kg event gave us loads to talk about.
In third place, winning his first medal in the 102 kg division, was Chen Po-Jen from Taiwan.
He showed an outstanding performance during the competition, lifting 176 kg on the snatch for his only successful lift, which was still enough to give him the silver medal for that move.
Read the full report about each day of the Weightlifting at 2024 Olympics prepared by our media team. Don’t miss the opportunity to stay updated and follow this great event in the Olympic weightlifting world with us from the very beginning till the end!
On the clean & jerk lift, he managed to get 206 kg for the bronze medal in the move and a total of 382 kg, which was enough to give him the final spot on the podium.
For Chen Po-Jen, his biggest wins prior to this one came in the 96 kg category, where he represented Chinese Taipei at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and managed to also win a silver medal during the 2022 Asian Championships in Manama. Since switching to the heavy division, this is the first time he has managed to win a medal.
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Read the full report about each day of the 2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships prepared by our media team. Don’t miss the opportunity to stay updated and follow this great event in the Olympic weightlifting world with us from the very beginning till the end!
Detailed results of each day:
- IWF Asian Weightlifting Championship 2024 Day 1 Recap – Women 45 Kg
- IWF Asian Weightlifting Championships 2024, Day 2 Recap – Women’s 49 kg
- IWF Asian Weightlifting Championships 2024 Day 1 Recap – Male 55 Kg
- IWF Asian Weightlifting Championships 2024 Day 2 Recap – Male 61 kg
- IWF Asian Weightlifting Championships 2024 Day 3 Recap – Female 59 kg
- IWF Asian Weightlifting Championships 2024 Day 3 Recap – Men 67 Kg
- IWF Asian Weightlifting Championships 2024 Day 2 Recap – Women 55 Kg
- IWF Asian Weightlifting Championships 2024 Day 4 Recap – Female 64 kg
- IWF Asian Weightlifting Championships 2024, Day 4 Recap – Men’s 73 kg
- IWF Asian Weightlifting Championships 2024 Day 5 Recap – Male 81 kg
- IWF Asian Weightlifting Championships 2024 Day 6 Recap – Female 76 kg
- IWF Asian Weightlifting Championships 2024 Day 6 Recap – Male 96 kg
- IWF Asian Weightlifting Championships 2024, Day 5 Recap – Women’s 71 kg
- IWF Asian Weightlifting Championships 2024 Day 6 Recap – Female 81 kg
- IWF Asian Weightlifting Championships 2024, Day 7 Recap – Men’s 102 kg
- IWF Asian Weightlifting Championships 2024 Day 7 Recap – Female 87 kg/87+ kg
- IWF Asian Weightlifting Championships 2024 Day 8 Recap – Male 109 and 109+ kg
- IWF Asian Weightlifting Championships 2024, Day 6 Recap – Men’s 89 kg
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Author: Tanya Shaiko
News Editor, Olympic Lifting Enthusiast
Best Results: Snatch – 61 kg,
C&J – 78 kg
I’m Tanya, and I just can’t do without fitness. About six years ago, I got into Olympic weightlifting and instantly fell in love with it. Weightlifting is like no other sport – it’s just you versus the bar. Driven by my unwavering passion for an active lifestyle, I’ve been eager to share my personal journey and sports enthusiasm with others. As a journalist and photographer, my interests come full circle, adding an extra dimension to the news column that I curate. This way, I keep my readers updated with the latest happenings in the sports world.