DPRK Wins More Gold Medals at 20th Asian Games

Pyongyang, September 27 (KCNA) -- DPRK weightlifter Ri Won Ju bagged gold medals in the men's weightlifting of the 20th Asian Games.

On September 26, he lifted 151kg in snatch, 198kg in clean and jerk (a new world record, a new Asian record and a new record of the games) and 349kg in total (a new world record, a new Asian record and a new record of the games), thus winning gold medals in the 70kg category.

In the meantime, DPRK players Jo Jin Mi and Kim Mi Rae came second at the diving women's 10 meter synchronized platform event, and DPRK player Ri Chong Song finished third in the men's weightlifting 75kg category. -0-