Marta García Rincón wins European Under-23 weightlifting gold

Marta García Rincón, a physiotherapy student at the University of Salamanca, won the gold medal in the snatch discipline at the European Under-23 Weightlifting Championships in the -49kg category. Competing on Monday, October 12, García Rincón secured the top spot with a successful first attempt of 77 kg.

In the clean and jerk discipline, both Spanish athletes faced difficulties. García Rincón finished fourth with a lift of 91 kg, placing fourth in the overall Olympic total, missing the podium by just one kilogram. Her teammate, Celia Reoyos Villamor, also a student at the University of Salamanca, finished fifth in the snatch with 73 kg, eighth in the clean and jerk with 85 kg, and fifth in the overall total.

García Rincón is now preparing for the upcoming World Championships, scheduled to take place in Chengdu, China, starting October 28.