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North Korea's Ri Song Gum Shatters Three World Records, Claims Asian Games Gold
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News18•23-09-2026, 14:37
North Korea's Ri Song Gum Shatters Three World Records, Claims Asian Games Gold
- •Ri Song Gum won gold in the women’s 49kg category at the Asian Games, setting three new world records.
- •The 140cm tall weightlifter joined an elite group of four to win three Asian Games gold medals.
- •Ri lifted 94kg in snatch, 121kg in clean and jerk, and a combined total of 215kg, surpassing previous world records.
- •She expressed her motivation came from the high expectations of her home country, North Korea.
- •Ri has never competed in the Olympics, as North Korea withdrew from Tokyo 2020 and did not qualify for Paris 2024 weightlifting.
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North Korean weightlifter Ri Song Gum won the gold medal in the women's 49kg category by breaking three world records.
India's Mirabai Chanu secured the silver medal, while Indonesia's Luluk Diana Tri Wijayna won the bronze medal.
Ri broke the snatch world record by lifting 94kg, broke the clean and jerk world record twice with lifts of 116kg and 121kg, and set a new combined total world record of 215kg.
