North Korea sets world record in weightlifting at Hangzhou Asian Games

North Korea's weightlifters continued their dominance at the Hangzhou Asian Games on Monday by setting another world record and winning two gold medals.

Kim Il Gyong, a 20-year-old North Korean athlete, set a new world record in the women's 59kg category with a snatch lift of 111kg.

Rim Un Sim also secured a gold medal in the women's 64kg category, lifting 111kg in the snatch and 140kg in the clean and jerk for a total of 251kg.