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Kim Il Gyong sets new world record, Ri Ryong Hyon wins two gold medals at 2024 IWF World Championships

Date: 12/12/2024 | Source: Pyongyang Times | Read original version at source

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DPRK players established new world records and won gold medals one after another at the 2024 International Weightlifting Federation World Championships, bringing honour to the country.

Kim Il Gyong lifted 108kg in snatch, 141kg in jerk (new world record) and 249kg in total (new world record), and thus won three gold medals in the women's 59kg category on December 9. She is now holding world records in snatch, jerk and total in the women's 59kg category.

Meanwhile, Ri Ryong Hyon lifted 152kg in snatch, 197kg in jerk and 349kg in total and came first in jerk and total in the men's 73kg category.

The DPRK players has so far bagged 17 gold medals from the beginning of the championships.

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