Asian Championships: ‘Beautiful memories’ for Rahmat Erwin, agony for Olympic champion Rizki – and China wins 57 medals

Rahmat Erwin said farewell to the outgoing body weight categories with a memorable performance at the Asian Championships in Jiangshan, China, where he set his fifth 73kg clean and jerk world record in 30 months.

His Indonesia team-mate Rizki Juniansyah, the Olympic 73kg champion, was beaten by a newcomer from China when he moved up to 81kg and failed to make his final attempt after tearing the skin on both thumbs.

While Erwin was the only world record breaker in the men’s events...