In 2021, she warned she was coming, winning three medals at the Under-17 World Championships. in 2024, she established herself as one of the main names in Brazilian and international weightlifting. Taiane Justino de Lima, from Rio, born in Mangueira, 19, added two more World Cup bronze medals to his CV this Thursday (23).

With 140 kg in the clean and jerk and 245 kg in total, she reached the podium in the women over 87 kg in Mexico, in group A of the competition. “I am very happy with the result, the achievements,” admitted Taiane, who combined his preparation with the training of Navy officers. “I wish I could have done a little more, but you can be sure that I did my best,” admitted the researcher.

The result shows your progress on the platform. If in Saudi Arabia Taiane obtained bronze in the snatch with 94 kg, silver in the clean and jerk with 125 kg and again silver in total with 219 kg, in Guadalajara his scores were 105 kg at the snatch, 140 kg clean and jerk and 245 kg total.

In the snatch, the Brazilian lifted 98 kg without any problem on the first attempt. Subsequently, he gained 102 kg. Closing the race, once again a perfect lift, this time of 105kg. He was two kilos away from matching his best mark of the year, which is also the national under-20 and adult record (107kg), finishing the race in fourth place.

From Taipei, Ling Chen Wang took first place with 111 kg deadlift. Kazakhstan’s Aisamal Sansyzbayeva finished second with 107 kg, closing the podium with Canada’s Etta Love in third place with 106 kg deadlift.

When throwing, its entry load was 130 kg. He increased the order to 135 kg and then to 136 kg, a weight he lifted with ease. And it also put her in contention for a medal in the race. On his second attempt, he opted for safety. He lifted 140kg and equaled his own national record, a result which has already earned him bronze in this event and overall.

On the last attempt, he dared. He opted for 144kg, a load that would not change the metal of his medal, but would set new national records for the event and total. However, he did not succeed, his only failure of the entire ordeal. Kazakh Aisamal Sansyzbayeva came first in the clean and jerk with 143 kg lifted. From Taipei, Ling Chen Wang finished second at 141 kg.

In total, Taiane lifted 245 kg over the sum of the two events, two less than his own national record. Next to her on the podium were gold medalist Ling Chen Wang of Taipei with a total of 252 kg, as well as silver medalist Aisamal Sansyzbayeva of Kazakhstan with 250 kg.

With Taiane’s performance, Brazil ended its participation in the U20 World Championship. In addition to her, Lourdes Califrer competed in the women’s 64 kg category, also in group A, unifying the Brazilian adult and under-20 clean and jerk record in her weight range: 114 kg deadlift , in addition to 83 kg in the snatch, for a total of 197 kg.