North Korea’s Ri Song-gum sets world 49kg record with combined 216kg lift

North Korea’s Ri Song-gum has set a new women’s world record in the 49 kg category after lifting a combined 216 kg at the Hangzhou Asian Games as her country returns to international multi-sport competition for the first time since 2018. 4’7” tall (140cm) Ri lifted 92kg in the snatch and 124 kg in the clean and jerk, surpassing by …

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