The 2017 Chinese National Games are almost over as the top men in the country take the competition stage in Tianjin. China's top lifters have been giving it their all, including Li Fabin (56) who almost bottomed out with this 132kg/290lb snatch! He went on to clean and jerk 155kg/341lb for a 281kg total.

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Twenty-four-year-old Chen Lijun (62) snatched 148kg/325lb and clean and jerked 173kg/380lb for a 321kg total. Lijun skipped his third attempt clean and jerk as this 173kg lift was enough to earn him gold! Lijun currently holds the world record for clean and jerk with 183kg back from Houston Worlds 2015. 

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Twenty-three-year-old Shi Zhiyong (69) had an epic squat jerk with 198kg/436lb to equal the world record! Zhiyong snatched 160kg/352lb, giving him a 358kg total and earning him gold.

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What would watching China's best lifters be without Lu Ziajun (77) lifting? Lu snatched 170kg/374lb on his second attempt, with no need for a third attempt.

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