DPR Korea's weightlifter Ri sets two Games records in Men's 81kg win at Hangzhou Asiad
2023/10/05 15:55

Ri Chongsong of the DPR Korea competes during the Men's 81kg Group A match of Weightlifting at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 4, 2023. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)
HANGZHOU, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Ri Chongsong of the DPR Korea clinched gold in the Men's 81kg Weightlifting with two new Asian Games records here on Wednesday.
Ri's 169kg in the Snatch and 364kg in total are new Games records. DPR Korea's weightlifter lifted 195kg in the Clean and Jerk.
Mukhammadkodir Toshtemirov from Uzbekistan collected silver with 351kg, while the bronze medal went to Alexandr Uvarov of Kazakhstan with 348kg.
DPR Korea's weightlifters flexed their muscles at the Hangzhou Asiad, having pocketed five golds and shattered six world records. The weightlifting competition, with a total of 14 gold medals up for grabs, will conclude on Saturday.