Weightlifting: Yelisseyeva won silver at Asian Championship

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Kazakhstan weightlifter Margarita Yelisseyeva won silver in the 53kg weight division at Asian Junior Weightlifting Championship that was held in Yangon, Myanmar on November 5-12, Vesti.kz reports.Yelisseyeva lost by massive 15 kilograms to the win gold from Thailand Sopita Tanasan. But the young Kazakhstan weightlifter managed to edge her rival China’s Wu Lutin by four kilograms and came second. Asian Junior Weightlifting Championship. Myanmar. Women’s 53kg weight division:1. Sopita Tanasan (Thailand) 200 kg (90+110)2. Margarita Yelisseyeva (Kazakhstan) 185 kg (85+100)3. Wu Lutin (China) 181 kg (81+100)