Mirabai Chanu wins Asian Games silver as Ri breaks weightlifting record
Summary
North Korea’s Ri Song Gum won gold in the women’s 49kg weightlifting event at the Asian Games by breaking three world records. India’s Mirabai Chanu won a silver medal, earning India its first weightlifting medal at the Asian Games in 28 years.Key Facts
- Ri Song Gum broke world records in the snatch (94kg) and twice in the clean and jerk (116kg and 121kg).
- Her total lift was 215kg, 7kg more than the previous world record.
- Ri is the first woman and fourth weightlifter ever to win three Asian Games gold medals.
- Mirabai Chanu lifted a total of 198kg, with 87kg in the snatch and 111kg in the clean and jerk, winning silver.
- Chanu’s medal is India’s first weightlifting medal at the Asian Games since 1998, ending a 28-year gap.
- Indonesia’s Diana Tri Wijayana won bronze with a total lift of 191kg.
- The Asian Games event took place in Nagoya, Japan.
- The snatch lift means lifting the barbell overhead in one motion; the clean and jerk is a two-step movement where the barbell is lifted to shoulders, then overhead.
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