Ri Chong Song of DPR Korea competes in the men's 81kg Group A match at the Hangzhou Asian Games, Oct. 4, 2023. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)
HANGZHOU, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Ri Chong Song of 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. The DPR Korean 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 Korean 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. ■