South Korea's Lee Comet (29, Chungcheongbuk-do) won the silver medal at the Asian Weightlifting Championships. On the 4th (local time), Li Comet lifted 131 kg in the snatch, 155 kg in the clean and jerk, and 286 kg in the men's 61 kg competition at the 2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Unlike the Olympic Games and Asian Games, where medals are awarded only based on overall results, the Asian Weightlifting Championships award medals in the snatch, clean and jerk, and overall results.
The North Korean weightlifting team that shines at the Asian Games in Hangzhou.
Comet Lee finished second in the snatch and won the silver medal. However, it is only in 8th place in the clean and jerk and 4th in the most important total. The gap between Li Comet and Train Pham Van (28, Vietnam), who finished third with a total of 290kg (up 129kg, clean and jerk 161kg), is 4kg.
Another South Korean athlete competing in the same class, Shin Rok (21, Goyang Hall), finished fifth with a total of 285kg (125kg in the snatch and 160kg in the clean and jerk).
North Korea won the men's 61kg class on the second day of the tournament and all five classes that ended earlier. Among them, Park Myung-jin (20 years old) won the championship in the men's 61kg competition with a total score of 134kg in the snatch, 172kg in the clean and jerk, and 306kg.
North Korean weightlifter Won Hyo-sin, who set a new world record and won the women's 45kg championship at the 2024 Asian Championships.
In the women's 49kg competition, Li Chengqin (26 years old) ranked first with a snatch of 95kg, a clean and jerk of 125kg, and a total of 220kg. The total score was 220 kg, surpassing Li Chengjin's own winning record of 216 kg and 4 kg at the Hangzhou Asian Games, setting a new world record in one fell swoop. Lee also set a world record in the clean and jerk division.
Kang Hyun-kyung (24) won the women's 55kg event with a snatch of 104kg, a clean and jerk of 123kg, and a total of 227kg. Kang Hyun-kyung also set a new world record with 1 kilogram.
On the first day of the competition, Won Hyo-sin in the women's 45kg class and Bong Eun-chul in the men's 55kg class helped North Korea win the gold medal. With China not participating in the competition, North Korea's dominance in weightlifting continues.