Asia's shining stars - China's Hou, India's Chanu and Indonesia's Aisah bag top three spots in weightlifting at Tokyo 2020

(From left to right) Silver medallist India's Chanu Saikhom Mirabai, gold medallist China's Hou Zhihui and bronze medallist Indonesia's Windy Cantika Aisah stand on the podium for the victory ceremony of the women's 49kg weightlifting competition during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo International Forum in Tokyo on Saturday, July 24, 2021. - AFP

TOKYO, July 24 (AFP): China's Hou Zhihui took the first weightlifting gold of Tokyo 2020 on Saturday as she dashed India's hopes of an elusive first women's Olympic title.

The 24-year-old world championship silver medallist Hou dominated the 49kg competition, opening up a 7kg advantage over India's Chanu Saikhom Mirabai after the opening three lifts.