North Korean lifters won three medals, including one gold, one silver and one bronze in the event.
North Korean woman lifter Kim Hyo Sim won a gold medal in the 63 kg category, lifting 250 kg from snatch (113 kg) and clean and jerk (137 kg).
Another woman lifter, Choe Hyo Sim, won a silver in the same category, lifting 238 kg from snatch (105 kg) and clean and jerk (133 kg).
Jon Myong Song won a bronze medal in the men`s 85kg category, lifting 348 kg from snatch (158kg) and clean and jerk (190 kg).
Three other medals won in the event on the fifth day included a gold medal by Iraqi lifter Safaa Rashid Mohmood Aljumali in the men`s 85 kg category, after he successfully lifted 361 kg, Jang Yeonhak from South Korea won a silver after he lifted 360 kg and Rattanawan Wamalun from Thailand won the bronze for lifting 225 kg.
Following is the medals table in the weightlifting event:
Countries Gold Silver Bronze Total
1. North Korea 5 1 1 7
2. Indonesia. 1 1 1 3
3. Iraq 1 - - 1
4. The Philippines 1 - - 1
5. Chinese Taipei 1 - - 1
6. South Korea. - 2 - 2
7. Vietnam. - 2. - 2
8. Thailand. - 1. 4. 5
9. Uzbekistan. - 1. 1. 2
10.Turkmenistan. - 1. - 1
11. Japan. - - 1. 1
12. Kyrgistan. - - 1. 1
Reporting by Triono Subagyo
Editing by Yoseph Haryadi
Reporter: Antara
Editor: Suharto
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