World Weightlifting Championships Day 8: Song Kuk Hyang wins 69 kg gold
North Korea’s Song Kuk Hyang won with a 275 kg total, including lifts of 122 kg and 153 kg; Sportaran says all three were world records.
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Song Kuk Hyang won the women’s 69 kg title on 3 November in Ningbo, China, recovering from a failed opening snatch to finish 16 kg ahead of Ri Suk. Sportaran said Song won snatch gold with 122 kg and clean and jerk gold with 153 kg, setting world records in both lifts and her 275 kg total.
Sportaran described the win as Song’s third consecutive world title. She previously won the 76 kg title at the 2024 championships in Bahrain, held from 6 December to 15.
The medalists
The total combines a lifter’s best snatch, in which the bar is lifted overhead in one movement, and best clean and jerk, in which it is lifted in two stages. Separate medals are also awarded for each lift.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Song Kuk Hyang, North Korea — 275 kg | Ri Suk, North Korea — 259 kg | Juliette Rodriguez, Colombia — 245 kg |
| Snatch | Song — 122 kg | Ri — 112 kg | Rodriguez — 109 kg |
| Clean and jerk | Song — 153 kg | Ri — 147 kg | Roufida Fathy, Egypt — 137 kg |
Song’s victory brought North Korea its 6th total gold of the championships; Sportaran said the team remained comfortably at the top of the medal standings.
Kosovo’s 15-year-old Emily Ibanez finished fifth in the senior event with a 240 kg total, lifting 106 kg in the snatch and 134 kg in the clean and jerk. Sportaran said she set seven youth world records and, competing in Group B, finished ahead of eight Group A lifters.
Armenia’s remaining schedule
The championships are scheduled to finish on 8 November. The Armenian Weightlifting Federation’s published schedule lists the following remaining appearances; all times are Yerevan time.
| Date and time | Lifter | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 4 November, 12:00 | Davit Hovhannisyan | Men’s 95 kg, Group B |
| 5 November, 09:30 | Alina Sukiasyan | Women’s Group C |
| 6 November, 15:00 | Garik Karapetyan | Men’s 110 kg |
| 7 November, 15:00 | Emma Poghosyan and Liana Gyurjyan | Women’s 86 kg |
| 8 November, 10:00 | Varazdat Lalayan | Men’s over 110 kg |
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