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DPRK players proved successful at the 2024 International Weightlifting Federation World Championships.

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 holding world records in snatch, jerk and total in the women’s 59kg category.

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

The number of gold medals won by the DPRK players is 17 as of now from the beginning of the championships.

Rodong Sinmun