Chinese lifter Li breaks two world records

GUANGZHOU: Chinese lifter Li Ping broke the snatch and total world records in the women's 53kg event at the 16th Guangzhou Asiad. Li snatched 103kg in her third attempt, one kilogram mor

China's Li Ping lifts the weights during women's 53 kg Weightlifting at the16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, Sunday. AP Photo 

GUANGZHOU: Chinese lifter Li Ping broke the snatch and total world records in the women's 53kg event at the 16th Guangzhou Asiad.

Li snatched 103kg in her third attempt, one kilogram more than the previous word record set by North Korea's Ri Song Hui in 2002, Xinhua reported.

The 22-year old strongwoman continued her momentum by jerking 127kg in her second attempt to secure the gold medal with a total of 230kg, 4kg more than the previous world record set by China's Qiu Hongxia in 2006.