Culture 2024.12.13.
DPRK weightlifters are registering successes in the 2024 International Weightlifting Federation World Championships every day.
On December 10, DPRK players set new world records in two items of the women’s 64 kg category and bagged three gold medals and three silver medals.
Ri Suk lifted 115 kg in snatch, 149 kg in jerk (new world record) and 264 kg in total (new world record) and thus came first in jerk and total and second in snatch.
Rim Un Sim took the first place with the lift of 116 kg in snatch and the second place with the lift of 140 kg in jerk and 256 kg in total.
Meanwhile, Ri Chong Song bagged three gold medals in the men’s 81 kg category, with the lift of 166 kg in snatch, 205 kg in jerk and 371 kg in total.
Rodong Sinmun