DPRK Proves Successful at 2026 IWF World Championships

Pyongyang, November 4 (KCNA) -- DPRK player Song Kuk Hyang bagged three gold medals at the 2026 International Weightlifting Federation World Championships.

On November 3, she took the first place in the women's 69kg category by lifting 122kg in snatch (new world record), 153kg in clean and jerk (new world record) and 275kg in total (new world record).

Ro Kwang Ryol of the DPRK came first in clean and jerk in the men's 85kg category by lifting 215 kg (new world record), Ri Suk second in snatch, clean and jerk and total in the women's 69kg category, and Pak Jin Hae third in clean and jerk and total in the women's 61kg category.

Meanwhile, Kim Kwang Myong and Han Chong Song of the DPRK bagged bronze medals in the freestyle wrestling 61kg and 57kg categories at the 2026 World Wrestling Championship held in Kazakhstan. -0-