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DPRK players prove successful at 19th Asian Games

Date: 03/10/2023 | Source: Voice of Korea (EN) | Read original version at source

DPRK players proved successful at the 19th Asian Games.

Kim Il Gyong took the first place in the 59-kilogram event of the women's weightlifting on the 2nd by lifting 111 kilograms in snatch (new world record, new Asian record, new Asian Games record, new world youth record and new Asian youth record), 135 kilograms in clean and jerk (new Asian Games record, new world youth record and new Asian youth record) and 246 kilograms in total (new Asian Games record, new world youth record and new Asian youth record).

Rim Un Sim came first in the 64-kilogram event of the women's weightlifting by snatching 111 kilograms, jerking 140 kilograms and lifting a total of 251 kilograms, setting new Asian Games records respectively.

That day, Cha Su Yong and Pak Su Gyong bagged silver medals in the women's doubles of the table tennis.

And the DPRK team defeated the Indian team 96:57 in the women's basketball game and advanced to the semifinals.

Meanwhile, Pak Myong Jin and Ri Won Ju finished second in the 61- and 67-kilogram events and Kim Chung Guk third in the 61-kilogram event of the men's weightlifting.

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