Twelve students from Erh-lin Industrial and Commercial Vocational High School strived to lift their dreams and won 5 gold, 2 silver, and 2 bronze medals in the National Youth Cup Powerlifting Championships
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Congratulations! The Weightlifting Team of Erh-lin Industrial and Commercial Vocational High School long sponsored by Novatek won a total of 5 gold medals, 2 silver medals and 2 bronze medals in the 2021 National Youth Cup Powerlifting Championships. The Team also won the spirit championship in the senior men’s division, and team bronze medal in the senior men’s division as well as senior women’s division. Among them, Yi-Jin Chen lifted 162 kg in squat to break the Championships’ record. Her outstanding performance once again earned the gold medal for the school.
During the competition, Yi-Jin Chen challenged the 57 kg weight class and finally won first place with 162 kg in squat, 65 kg in bench press, and 140 kg in deadlift, totaling 367 kg. In addition, Guan-Yu Chen of the 74 kg weight class also won first place with 217.5 kg in squat, 120 kg in bench press, and 210 kg in deadlift, totaling 547.5 kg.
Coach Ya-Jing Huang said that Guan-Yu Chen came in second in last year’s competition. This year, his result has improved significantly by 20 kg compared with last year, which is quite impressive. As for Wen-Xiang Zhang, who challenged the 83 kg weight class, he also won the gold medal with a total weight of 532.5 kg. His results in the past were not very impressive; however, with the encouragement of his grandparents, he overcame his mental limits and successfully won the gold medal in total weight.
Ya-Jing Huang said that this year, a player she particularly would like to mention is Rou-Fang Chen. She is a student from a disadvantaged new immigrant family. She joined the Weightlifting Team under the encouragement of the teacher. In just a short period of time, she won second place in the 84 kg weight class with 142.5 kg in squat and 45 kg in bench press. She strongly demonstrates the character of “never give up”, hoping to support the family one day.
Ling-Hui Liu, the principal of Erh-lin Industrial and Commercial Vocational High School, said that in addition to thanking coach Ya-Jing Huang for her guidance, I would also like to thank the Novatek Foundation for its long-term sponsorship of the weightlifting team’s training equipment, gym facility, and nutritional supplements for the students, allowing the coach and the students to focus on practice without any worries.
The National Youth Cup Powerlifting Championships was held at the Kaohsiung Kair Sports Center on March 14-17. The Weightlifting Team from Erh-lin Industrial and Commercial Vocational High School, Erlin Township, Changhua County, won 5 gold, 2 silver, and 2 bronze medals in total. (Provided by the School/faxed by Jian-Hui Wu from Changhua) |
