Vietnam’s top weightlifter bows out at world championship

Thach Kim Tuan, Vietnam’s medal hope in the men’s 56kg category, was disqualified at the World Weightlifting Championships Paris 2011 on Saturday. In the snatch, the 17-year-old Tuan lifted 125kg but failed to snatch 129kg; and in the clean and jerk, he failed to lift 149kg in his first attempt and then failed again at his attempt of 151kg.