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Men’s 62kg group B
Day 3 of weightlifting competition starts off with men’s 62kg group B
9:37 AM
Japan’s Yosuke Nakayama fails to complete a 124kg (273.3 lbs) snatch, but still leads group B at 121kg (266.7 lbs).
9:43 AM
J.A. Lopez Sanchez takes over group B with a 125kg (275.5 lbs) snatch.
10:02 AM
The clean and jerk segment of the competition is underway. Nakayama lifts 140kg (308.6 lbs) before J.C. Acosta Gonzalez of Chile passes him with a 142kg (313.0 lbs) clean and jerk.
10:08 AM
Yakayama momentarily re-claims the lead with a 145kg (319.6 lbs) clean and jerk before Acosta Gonzalez takes over again with a 146kg (321.8 lbs) lift.
10:10 AM
Acosta Gonzalez’s lead was short lived after Julio Cesar Salamanca Pineda puts the pressure on his opponents with a 150kg (330.6 lbs) clean and jerk in his first attempt. He now has a total of 270kg (595.2 lbs).
10:18 AM
Salamanca Pineda expanded his total to 275kg after a 155kg clean and jerk in his third attempt. But Vaipava Nevo Ioane of Samoa takes over first with a 156kg (343.9 lbs) clean and jerk to get his total up to 276kg (608.4 lbs).
10:25 AM
Ioane is the leader with 276kg (608.4 lbs) after men’s group B