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DPRK players Pak Pyol and O Kwang Ok won the 2026 International Weightlifting Federation World Championships.

In the men's 70kg category on October 30, Pak Pyol bagged gold medals in snatch, clean and jerk and total standings by lifting 157kg in snatch (new world record), 198kg in clean and jerk and 355kg in total (new world record).

O Kwang Ok was also placed first in snatch, clean and jerk and total standings in the women's 57kg category by lifting 102kg in snatch, 125kg in clean and jerk and 227kg in total.

Meanwhile, Kim So Hyon came first in clean and jerk and third in total of the women's 53kg category and Ri Won Ju second in clean and jerk and total and third in snatch of the men's 70kg category.