Ding Jianjun of China, who made debut in the world weightlifting championships, claimed his first world title in the men's 62kg division here on Saturday. The 20-year-old debutant combined lifts of 146kg in the snatch with 170kg in the clean and jerk to finish with 316kg. His compatriot Yang Fan, world champion in 2007, took the bronze on 314kg, with 140kg in the snatch and 170kg in the jerk, while Irawan Eko Yuli of Indonesia took silver on 315kg, with 140kg in the snatch and 175kg in the jerk. In the snatch, Ding performed steadily and successfully clearing 146kg in his third attempt. His teammate Yang failed to lift 146kg after he successfully lifted 140kg and 144kg in the first two attempts. Irawan of Indonesia only hoisted 140kg. The furious encounter came in the clean and jerk competition. Both Ding and Yang conquered 170kg in their first attempt, but soon were beat by Indonesian player Irawan who lifted 171kg in his second attempt. Later both two Chinese lifters failed to challenge 175kg in their second and third attempts, while Irawan made a surprising performance as he overcame 175kg in his third attempt. Finaly, Ding won the gold medal with a total of 316kg, followed by Irawan with 315kg and Yang with 314kg. 