December 11, 2024
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DPRK players prove successful at 2024 IWF World Championships

Date: 09/12/2024 | Source: Voice of Korea (EN) | Read original version at source

Pak Myong Jin from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea took the first place in the 2024 International Weightlifting Federation World Championships.

He snatched 132 kilograms, jerked 173 kilograms and lifted 305 kilograms in total at the men's 61-kilogram category on the 7th and came first respectively in snatch, clean and jerk, and total, winning three gold medals.

On the same day, Ri Song Gum snatched 91 kilograms, jerked 122 kilograms and lifted 213 kilograms in total at the women's 49-kilogram category, thus finishing first respectively in clean and jerk, and total and second in snatch.

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