World Weightlifting Championships day 1: Yang Yang wins men’s 60 kg gold
Pak In Song takes clean-and-jerk gold with 171 kg as China and North Korea claim all nine medals in the category.
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Pak In Song takes clean-and-jerk gold with 171 kg as China and North Korea claim all nine medals in the category.
China’s Yang Yang won the men’s 60 kg world title with a 304 kg total on October 27, the opening day of the 2026 World Weightlifting Championships in Ningbo, China. North Korea’s Pang Un Chol took silver and Pak In Song bronze, both with 300 kg.
The overall title is decided by the combined weight lifted in the snatch and the clean and jerk. Each lift also has its own medals: Yang won the snatch with 136 kg, while Pak won the clean and jerk with 171 kg. The same three lifters filled every podium place.
| Medal event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Yang Yang (China) — 304 kg | Pang Un Chol (North Korea) — 300 kg | Pak In Song (North Korea) — 300 kg |
| Snatch | Yang Yang (China) — 136 kg | Pang Un Chol (North Korea) — 130 kg | Pak In Song (North Korea) — 129 kg |
| Clean and jerk | Pak In Song (North Korea) — 171 kg |
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| Pang Un Chol (North Korea) — 170 kg |
| Yang Yang (China) — 168 kg |
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