North Korean weightlifter Song Kook-hyang set three world records and won a gold medal at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
On September 27, at the Nagoya Small and Medium Enterprise Promotion Hall in Japan, Song competed in the women's 69kg category, lifting 121kg in the snatch, 152kg in the clean and jerk, and achieving a total of 273kg to secure the top spot on the podium.
Song displayed overwhelming skill throughout the competition. She successfully lifted 110kg and 115kg in her first two attempts in the snatch before setting her first world record with a lift of 121kg in her final attempt.
In the clean and jerk, she lifted 140kg in her first attempt and then raised the bar to 152kg in her second attempt, simultaneously breaking the world records for the clean and jerk and total weight.
Song's performance was significantly ahead of her competitors, with Taiwan's Chen Yuan-hui taking the silver medal with a total of 232kg, a difference of 41kg. The bronze medal went to Bahrain's Ingrid Gruesso, who recorded a total of 229kg.
This victory marked the sixth gold medal for the North Korean team at the event, with all six golds coming from weightlifting.
No South Korean athletes participated in the women's 69kg category.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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