Weightlifting: Marco Tullio Gregorio wins three medals at the Pan
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Brazilian Marco Túlio Gregório won three medals at the Pan-American Weightlifting Championship (CBLP) this Thursday (28). The game was held in Bogotá, Colombia.
The 30-year-old from Minas Gerais won silver in the snatch (where the athlete immediately lifts the bar over his head without body support) and bronze in the clean and jerk (when the athlete raises the bar to shoulder height), then in the head while waiting for the referee. release it) and silver in general, considering the results of both tests. He competes at 96 kilograms (kg).
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In the sprint, Marco Turio lifted 161kg, just one kilo less than Colombian gold medalist Andrés Martinez. In the clean and jerk, he lifted 187kg, behind only Martinez (200kg) and Mexican José Luis Capizo (190kg). With a total weight of 348kg, the Minas Gerais native is ahead of Carpizo (338kg) and surpassed overall by the Colombian athlete (362kg).
“These medals mean a lot to me. In painful moments, when I think I can't lift any more weights, it's very rewarding to conquer them. For me, it will be the motivation for the next events. Bomb, returning to the brands I used to make, full of energy, desire and technical quality”, said Marco Túlio on the CBLP website.
Brazil won 12 medals at the Pan-American Championship. Emily Rosa was the highlight of the team with three gold medals in the under-45kg category. Emily's sister, Nathasha Rosa, won one silver and two bronze medals in the 49kg category. Also in the women's category, Letícia Laurindo took silver and bronze (twice) in the 55kg category.
Also this Thursday, Laura Amaro represents the country in the under-81kg competition, starting at 20:30 pm (Brasília time). The competition ended this Friday (29), the women's group is over 87kg and over 87kg, and the men's group is over 109kg and over 109kg. The first test starts at 14pm.
The tournament is broadcast live on the Pan American Weightlifting Federation YouTube channel.