The first medals of the weightlifting competitions at the Rio Olympics were handed out Saturday night, with the women’s 48kg division being contested at the Riocentro Pavilion 2. In the end it was Thailand’s Sopita Tanasan at the head of the class, with her combined weight of 200kg in snatch and clean and jerk lifts being enough to win the gold medal.
Tanasan became Thailand’s first gold medalist in the women’s 48kg competition, winning by eight kilograms. She also became the fourth Olympic gold medalist in weightlifting for Thailand, with all four holders being women.
Winning the silver medal was Indonesia’s Sri Wahyuni Agustiani, who missed on attempts of 115kg in the clean and jerk in her second and third attempts, with a total weight of 192kg.