DPRK players are achieving goodresults in the 2026 Asian Weightlifting Championships every day.
They won seven gold medals andset new world and Asian records on Thursday.
In the women's 63kg category, RiSuk won gold medals in clean and jerk and total and a silver medal in snatch bylifting 111kg in snatch, 143kg in clean and jerk (new world record, new Asianrecord) and 254kg in total (new world record, new Asian record).
In the men's 71kg category, RiWon Ju placed first in clean and jerk and total and second in snatch by lifting154kg in snatch, 197kg in clean and jerk (new world record, new Asian record)and 351kg in total (new world record, new Asian record).
In the men's 79kgcategory, Ri Ryong Hyon bagged gold medals by lifting 206kg in clean and jerk(new world record, new Asian record) and 364kg in total and a silver medal insnatch. In the same category, Ri Chong Song bagged a gold medal by lifting161kg in snatch and silver medals in clean and jerk and total respectively.
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