Gandhinagar, May 15: DPR Korea’s Ryolro Kwang delivered a sensational performance in the Men’s 88kg category at the Asian Weightlifting Championships 2026, setting new World and Asian records in Clean & Jerk and Total en route to the gold medal.
Top 3 Medal Winners
| Lift Category | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Snatch | Zafarjonov Saravarbek (Uzbekistan) -169 Kg | Ryolro Kwang (North Korea)-167 Kg | Uvarov Alexandr (Kazakhstan)-165 Kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Ryolro Kwang (North Korea) - 220 Kg | Pan Yunhua (CHN) - 205 Kg | Lee Seongwon (South Korea) - 205 Kg |
| Total | Ryolro Kwang (North Korea) - 387 Kg | Pan Yunhua (CHN) - 369 Kg | Lee Seongwon (South Korea) - 368 Kg |
Ro Kwang Ryol’s remarkable effort highlighted the championship with multiple record-breaking lifts and reinforced DPR Korea’s dominance in Asian weightlifting.
The other concluded category of today – 69 kg Women results are as under:-
Performance | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Snatch | Song Kuk Hyang (North Korea) – 112kg | Chen Wen-Huei (Taiwan) – 104kg | Harjinder Kaur (India) – 96kg |
Clean & Jerk | Song Kuk Hyang (North Korea) – 151kg | Chen Wen-Huei (Taiwan) – 135kg | Miyagoe Yui (Japan) – 125kg |
Total | Song Kuk Hyang (North Korea) – 263kg | Chen Wen-Huei (Taiwan) – 239kg | Miyagoe Yui (Japan) – 219kg |
New Records Established:
· IWF World Record (WR) – Clean & Jerk: 151 kg - 69 Kg Women
· AWF Asian Record (AR) – Clean & Jerk: 151 kg - 69 Kg Women
· IWF World Record (WR) – Clean & Jerk: 220 kg - 88 Kg Men
· AWF Asian Record (AR) – Clean & Jerk: 220 kg - 88 Kg Men
· AWF Asian Record (AR) – Total: 384 kg Men.
· AWF Asian Record (AR) – Total: 387 kg - 88 Kg Men
The President of the Indian Weightlifting Federation congratulated the medal winners.
