Thailand’s Sopita Tanasan claimed a clean sweep of the women's 53 kilograms gold medals on day three of the 2017 International Weightlifting Federation World Championships in Anaheim ©IWF

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Tanasan took full advantage of world and Olympic champion Hsu Shu-Ching’s forced withdrawal from the event ©IWF
Tanasan took full advantage of world and Olympic champion Hsu Shu-Ching’s forced withdrawal from the event ©IWF
She could not hide her delight ©IWF
She could not hide her delight ©IWF
The Philippines' Hidilyn Diaz was a silver medallist in the clean and jerk and bronze medallist overall ©IWF
The Philippines' Hidilyn Diaz was a silver medallist in the clean and jerk and bronze medallist overall ©IWF
Turkmenistan's Kristina Shermetova, right, was the bronze medallist in the snatch and the clean and jerk, and the silver medallist overall ©IWF
Turkmenistan's Kristina Shermetova, right, was the bronze medallist in the snatch and the clean and jerk, and the silver medallist overall ©IWF
Chinese Taipei's Kuo Hsing-Chun lifted every weight with ease to claim an emphatic overall victory in the women's 58kg event ©IWF
Chinese Taipei's Kuo Hsing-Chun lifted every weight with ease to claim an emphatic overall victory in the women's 58kg event ©IWF
Olympic champion Sukanya Srisurat of Thailand finished 15kg shy of Kuo's total in second place ©IWF
Olympic champion Sukanya Srisurat of Thailand finished 15kg shy of Kuo's total in second place ©IWF
Latvia's Rebeka Koha was successful with all six of her lifts on the way to securing the bronze medal ©IWF
Latvia's Rebeka Koha was successful with all six of her lifts on the way to securing the bronze medal ©IWF
The three athletes celebrated on the overall podium ©IWF
The three athletes celebrated on the overall podium ©IWF
They were then joined by Japan's Mikiko Andoh and Ecuador's Maria Alexandra Escobar Guerrero, the respective silver and bronze medallists in the clean and jerk ©IWF
They were then joined by Japan's Mikiko Andoh and Ecuador's Maria Alexandra Escobar Guerrero, the respective silver and bronze medallists in the clean and jerk ©IWF