DPRK weightlifters prove successful at 2024 IWF World Championships
December 10, 2024DPRK player Pang Un Chol bagged a gold medal at the 2024 International Weightlifting Federation World Championships.
The championships, being held in Manama, Bahrain, brought together more than 470 excellent men and women players from over 90 countries and regions including the DPRK.
On December 6, Pang Un Chol took the first place by lifting 154kg in jerk of the men's 55kg category.
Meanwhile, Won Hyon Sim earned three silver medals in snatch, jerk and total of the women's 45kg category.
On December 7, Pak Myong Jin came first and bagged three gold medals in the men's 61kg category by lifting 132kg in snatch, 173kg in jerk and 305kg in total.
Ri Song Gum lifted 91kg in snatch, 122kg in jerk and 213kg in total in the women's 49kg category, taking the first place in jerk and total and finishing runner-up in snatch.
KCNA