Ri Suk takes eight world records in five lifts
DOHA - Twenty-year-old lifter from North Korea, Ri Suk took a senior world record from one of the best weightlifters of the 21st century in a stunning performance at the IWF Grand Prix in Doha on Saturday. Ri broke seven junior world records in five good lifts in the 64kg category.
When she made 146kg on her final attempt she also bettered the senior clean and jerk world record set four years ago by Deng Wei, the Chinese star who won Olympic gold and five world titles before retiring in 2020.
To complete a golden day for PRK, Ri Chong Song won the men’s 81kg to give his team its seventh victory in Doha and an unassailable lead at the top of the Grand Prix medals table.
Rahmat Erwin from Indonesia failed with a clean and jerk world record attempt and finished second.
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