Yang participated in the women's 48 kg class at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships and won the gold medal, snatching 98 kg and clean and jerking an additional 119 kg for a total of 217 kg.
Yang won the gold medal at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships in the women's 48 kg weight class, demonstrating exceptional strength with a total lift of 217 kg.