Mirabai Chanu wins Asian Games silver as Ri breaks weightlifting record — SkimNews
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- Ri Song-gum broke three world records in the women’s 49kg weightlifting event, lifting 94kg in snatch, 121kg in clean and jerk, and achieving a total of 215kg
- Ri Song-gum won North Korea’s first gold at the Asian Games in Nagoya, becoming the first woman and fourth lifter overall to win three career Asian Games weightlifting golds
- Mirabai Chanu claimed silver with a total lift of 198kg, finally securing an Asian Games medal after two previous attempts without one
- Mirabai Chanu ended India’s 28-year wait for a weightlifting medal at the Asian Games, last achieved by Karnam Malleswari in 1998
- Diana Tri Wijayana took bronze with a total of 191kg, recording lifts of 88kg in snatch and 103kg in clean and jerk
Why it matters: Ri Song-gum’s record-breaking performance cements North Korea’s presence in elite weightlifting despite isolation, while Chanu’s silver delivers long-awaited momentum for Indian weightlifting, which had gone nearly three decades without an Asian Games podium finish. The 7kg margin between Ri’s total and the prior world record underscores a significant leap in the sport’s competitive standard.
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