North Korea's Song Guk-hyang Wins Gold in Women's 69kg Weightlifting at Asian Games with Three World Records

North Korean weightlifting star Song Guk-hyang showcased phenomenal strength by breaking three world records to claim the gold medal in the women's 69kg weightlifting event at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

Competing today (the 27th) at the Nagoya City Hall of Small and Medium Enterprises in Japan, Song reached the top of the podium by lifting 121kg in the snatch, 152kg in the clean and jerk, and a total of 273kg.

Song displayed overwhelming dominance by setting new world records across the board in the snatch, clean and jerk, and total weight.

After easily clearing 110kg in her first snatch attempt and 115kg in her second, Song successfully lifted 121kg in her third attempt to set a new world record.

She then successfully lifted 140kg in her first clean and jerk attempt before hoisting 152kg in her second attempt, simultaneously setting new world records in both the clean and jerk and total categories (273kg).

The gap between Song and second-place Chen Wen-huei of Taiwan (totaling 232kg) was a massive 41kg.

Third place went to Ingrid Gruezo of Bahrain with a total of 229kg.

With Song's victory, the North Korean delegation secured its sixth gold medal of the Games.

Following Ri Won-ju's gold in the men's 70kg category yesterday, North Korean weightlifting continued its dominant streak, capturing gold medals for two consecutive days accompanied by a parade of world records.

Kim Lee-seul (Suwon City Hall), who competed in the women's 77kg event that followed, lifted 110kg in the snatch and 131kg in the clean and jerk for a total of 241kg, finishing fourth and missing out on the podium.

China's He Renshu claimed the gold medal with a snatch of 118kg, a clean and jerk of 140kg, and a total of 258kg.

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