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Vietnamese lifters secured seven gold, five silver and four bronze medals at the Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championship in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on October 21 – the first day of competition.

Vietnamese athletes have grabbed 11 gold medals from the Asian Weightlifting Federation Junior and Youth Championships in Urgench, Uzbekistan.

Luu Thi Chu My of Vietnam came third in the women’s 48kg snatch event at the ongoing IWF Youth World Weightlifting Championships in Bangkok, Thailand.

Vietnam bagged 17 gold medals at the Asian Youth, Junior Men’s and Women’s Weightlifting Championships, which ended on November 15 in Tokyo, Japan.

Vietnam has sent two representatives to the International Weightlifting Federation’s Junior World Championships 2016 in Tbilisi, capital of Georgia.

Vietnam's weightlifting team have made history by winning three tickets to compete at the next Olympic Games in Brazil.

Vietnamese weightlifters will compete at the World Weightlifting Championships in Houston, the US, on November 20, with three places at the 2016 Rio Olympic's up for grabs.