NORTH KOREAN WEIGHTLIFTER SETS WORLD RECORD IN HANGZHOU

North Korea maintained an eye-catching display in weightlifting at the Hangzhou Asian Games on Monday when Kim Il Gyong lifted 111kg, setting a world record for the snatch on her way to gold in the women's 59kg category on day eight of competition.

Kim's lift, achieved with the 20-year-old's third snatch of the women's final, eclipsed the previous record of 110kg set in 2021 by Taiwan's star weightlifter, Kuo Hsing-chun, 29, who was also competing on Monday.

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