Mirabai Chanu wins Asian Games silver as Ri breaks weightlifting record
North Korean weightlifter Ri Song Gum has broken three world records en route to winning gold in the women’s 49kg (108lbs) competition, which saw India’s Mirabai Chanu win an elusive Asian Games medal by finishing second. Ri gave North Korea its first gold of the games in Nagoya, Japan, on Wednesday, joining an elite club […]
North Korean weightlifter Ri Song Gum shattered three world records to clinch gold in the women's 49kg category, giving North Korea its inaugural gold of the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan. Mirabai Chanu, India's weightlifter, secured an elusive silver medal by finishing second in the same category, marking her third Asian Games medal and ending India's 28-year drought for a weightlifting medal at the games.
The 28-year-old Chanu lifted 198kg, including a snatch of 87kg and a clean and jerk of 111kg, while Indonesia's Diana Tri Wijayana took bronze with a total of 191kg. Ri, a 28-year-old weightlifter, displayed her prowess by lifting a total of 215kg, breaking the previous world record by 7kg, becoming the first woman to win three Asian Games gold medals in weightlifting, joining an elite club of just four weightlifters who have achieved this feat.
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