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AWC will be broadcast FOR FREE:

https://olympics.com/en/sport-events/20 ... ips-jinju/

erpel wrote: ↑Sat Apr 29, 2023 5:30 pm AWC will be broadcast FOR FREE:

https://olympics.com/en/sport-events/20 ... ips-jinju/

Mmm. The same thing was said of Europeans. WL House might have got their tendrils in it, we've yet to see.
But that's nothing that a South Korean VPN can't fix.

Hopefully it does mean that an Olympic channel will be free of Anglo commentary. I'd much rather watch through a shitty Instagram live video than hear that nonsense. Someone who literally doesn't know anything about the sport could be better, just through being curious and self aware of their lack of knowledge.

One of my highlights (before I fixed my VPN) of Worlds last year was watching through Francisco Mosquera's instagram live with his Spanish commentary. I don't speak a lick of Spanish.

edit: i am miffed that it's 21:51 in south korea on the first day of the competition, 2 days before lifting and the start list is STILL not published

Is moving continents worth it, just to avoid bad sports commentary? The answer is yes.

Start list for real this time

https://iwf.sport/downloads/?did=2447

Chen Lijun: doubt
Shi Zhiyong: boo
Liao Guifang: damn
Sohrab Moradi: hmm

yeeet

W45kg A session:
1. PRAMONGKHOL Siriwimon (THA) - 75/77x (rebend)/77 + 91/95/100 = 177
2. RAMOS Rose Jean (PHI) - 70/73/75x + 85/88/90x = 161
3. HARIROH Siti Nafisatul (INA) - 68/71x/71 + 86/88x/88 = 159


KHONG My Phuong (VIE)- 74x bomb, appeared to have strained her hamstring near the origin either in warmup or on her first snatch. Went out another two times and it only got worse. Hopefully it's not too bad/serious but it sure doesn't look good.

49B
Rira Suzuki doing 111 was unexpected. Known to be possible, but unexpected.

AWC scoreboard:
https://iwf.net/scoreboard/graphics/get ... d_IWF.html

M55kgA, nice session. Close.

Chontey (KAZ) clearly needed more knee wraps. His 141 looked easy, I dont know what he was doing at 140. Great comeback from Do after needing 3 attempts to snatch 116.

I missed most of the clean and jerks (respiratory exam due to COVID lmao) but Men's 55kg A was a very fun session to watch.
Ngo Son Dinh and Do Tu Tung had a great battle and lifted close to their training bests.

49s is a tight spread with a lot of red.
DZHUMABAYEVA Yulduz TKM bombs with sonic the hedgehog misses, Windy Cantika looks to be managing a back niggle 80x/80/83x
MIRABAI Chanu IND 85/88x/88x, looks strong but seems to be having a skill issue

Both Thai lifters snatching 90kg, Hou Zhihui (looks hurt, maybe in the knees) snatching 93 3/3 and Jiang Huihua casually snatching 94.

erpel wrote: ↑Sat Apr 15, 2023 4:25 pm Despite this the class was won with a total unachievable for any other country (currently anyway): 206 by Xiang Linxiang 向林香 (also still a Junior).

We await clean and jerks to confirm or deny this comment.

EDIT:
Windy Cantika AISAH (INA) bombs on 95x/95x/95x, random chatter said she had a hip injury earlier in the year but I don't have a source atm.

CHANU Mirabai (IND) takes 109, 115 on the board but pulls out. Probably still struggling with her injuries that were troubling her late last year.

HOU Zhihui was never a C+J specialist but took 107 (not hard, but not good), 111 hard fight, 115x. Limped/marched off shaking out her legs after attempts. Methinks her knees are not happy.

KHAMBAO Surodchana and SUKCHAROEN Thanyathon are Thai'd on 200, KHAMBAO takes the Bronze total having clean and jerked 110 first.

Jiang Huihua does China things, 94+113 to do 1kg over the aforementioned junior. 120 clean but didn't go for the jerk as she was off with the fairies.

Rira Suzuki sneaks into the medals from the B session with a 111 clean and jerk for silver in the C+J (5th in total).

Looks like Erpel was right again. Thailand got close but no cigar.