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Xiong was born in Weishan County, Jining, Shandong province in 1988.Xiong was initially scouted and selected to the weightlifting program in a sports school. [7] She began her martial arts journey at the age of 18 as a member of the Shandong women's boxing team and represented China internationally.
Gabrielle Lemos " Gabi " Garcia (born November 17, 1985) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and grappler. She is one of the most successful competitors of all time in the female black belt divisions, and a member of the IBJJF Hall of Fame .
The image of samurai women continues to be impactful in martial arts, historical novels, books, and popular culture in general. [40] Like kunoichi (female ninja) and geisha , the onna-musha's conduct is seen as the ideal of Japanese women in movies, animations and TV series.
Later in 2019 she competed at the 2019 Asian Weightlifting Championships in the 55 kg category, won gold medals in all lifts, [5] and set a world record in the clean & jerk with a lift of 128 kg. She outlifted silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz by 15 kg. [6] In 2021 at the 2020 Summer Olympics, she won China a silver medal in women's 55 kg weightlifting.
Weightlifting competitions at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, took place from 18 to 25 September at the Weightlifting Arena. Around 188 athletes competed in 16 different events, according to their respective weight categories.
She holds two Olympic records in weightlifting for her performance at the women's 55 kg category for weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics. In her early weightlifting years, she was a bronze medalist in the 2007 SEA Games in Thailand and achieved 10th place at the 2006 Asian Games in the 53-kilogram class.
Khambao competed at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan in the women's 53 kg event without winning a medal. She finished in 5th place. In 2018, Khambao won all three gold medals in the women's 53 kg event at the Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. [5]
This is a list of world championships medalists in women's powerlifting.. The various federations of powerlifting have their own championships. The International Powerlifting Federation's (IPF) recognition by the International Olympic Committee as the official governing body, as well its longevity has resulted in their championships being deemed the official world championships, and the ...