HANGZHOU, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) — After an almost four-year hiatus from worldwide competitions, DPR Korean weightlifters have made a triumphant return, pocketing 4 gold medals and setting six world information during the last three days on the Hangzhou Asiad.
Ri Song Gum, a gold medalist on the Jakarta Asian Games within the girls’s 48kg class, showcased her prowess final Saturday within the girls’s 49kg class. She lifted 92kg within the snatch and 124kg within the clear and jerk, tallying a complete of 216kg, and setting a brand new world report.
Later that day, Ri’s compatriot Kang Hyong Yong dominated the ladies’s 55kg class by establishing a hat-trick of world information in snatch, clear and jerk, and mixed. On Monday, Kim Il Gyong clinched gold within the girls’s 59kg class, lifting 111kg within the snatch and 135kg within the clear and jerk for a complete of 246kg. She additionally set a world report within the snatch, surpassing the earlier mark by one kilo.
Team DPRK has intrigued the press and weightlifting fanatics, incomes descriptions comparable to a “mysterious troop” and a “team full of secrets.”
Jang Song Nam, an official from DPRK’s Olympic Committee, attributed the workforce’s spectacular efficiency to their rigorous day by day coaching routine.
“There is no secret for our success,” Jang remarked, noting that his workforce had missed a number of competitions over the previous couple of years, together with the delayed Tokyo Olympic Games.
“All weightlifters of the team trained hard for the Hangzhou Asiad,” he emphasised.
Reflecting on her journey, gold medalist Ri admitted that breaking world information was a formidable problem, which made her victory all of the extra invaluable.
“Four years without international competitions has been a long time for me,” she acknowledged, including that she and her teammates have dedicated to day by day rigorous coaching with the aim of rivaling China’s weightlifting workforce.
“When I stood on the podium, I hoped that the good news would be conveyed to my country and people as soon as possible,” she expressed.
“Like athletes from other countries, we trained at excellent gymnasiums at home to prepare for the Hangzhou Asiad,” shared 20-year-old Kim, who realized her dream of profitable a title for her nation.
Upon gracing the Asiad enviornment, the athletes acquired encouragement not solely from their very own teammates but additionally from Chinese spectators.
“The audience also inspired me and my teammates a lot,” Ri talked about, including that she and her teammates are grateful for the assist.