Weightlifter Hoang Thi Duyen (Photo: vnexpress.net) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - international medal of the year for Vietnamese athletes by finishing third at the Asian Weightlifting Championship in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on April 19. Southeast Asian Games champion Duyen competed in the women's 59kg category with heavy pressure after her teammates struggled. Three-time World Cup winner Thach Kim Tuan lifted 128kg in the men's 61kg snatch event but he failed in all three attempts in the clean & jerk, meaning he did not come close to a medal. Meanwhile, Vuong Thi Huyen could only place fifth in the women's 49kg with a total lift of 177kg (78kg snatch and 99kg clean & jerk). The result was 6kg