Taiwan Powerlifter Yang Sen Breaks World Record and Wins Double Gold at Reykjavik Championships.

Taipei: Taiwanese powerlifter Yang Sen clinched two gold medals at the World Equipped Open Powerlifting Championships on Friday in Reykjavik, Iceland. Competing in the men's 120-kilogram category, Yang broke the world record with his squat lift of 453 kilograms, securing the gold medal. He also won another gold with his total lift of 1,098 kg. Additionally, Yang earned a bronze medal in the bench press category with a lift of 325 kg. According to Focus Taiwan, this marks Yang's second time breaking the squat lift world record, following his previous achievement in that category at the 2022 World Games where he won a silver medal. Combined with his deadlift of 320 kg, his scores at the championships have qualified him to compete in the 2025 World Games in Chengdu, China. In an interview with Focus Taiwan, Yang's coach, Hsu Siao-li, noted that Yang did not perform at his usual training level in the deadlift competition and made some minor errors in his bench press. She mentioned plans to adjust Yang's traini ng regimen upon their return to Taiwan to better prepare for the World Games, with a goal of claiming the gold. Meanwhile, Taiwan's Lin Hsiang-chu secured a bronze medal in the women's 76 kg category with a deadlift of 222.5 kg.