Asian Games: DPR Korea dominates opening day of weightlifting

Nagoya (Japan), Sep 23 (UNI) DPR Korea weightlifters made a dominant start to their Asian Games campaign, winning both women's gold medals on offer as three-time champion Ri Song Gum broke three world records. Ri, the 28-year-old competing in the women's 49kg, lifted 94kg in the snatch, 121kg in the clean and jerk for a total of 215kg - all new world records. The gold was the DPRK's first of the Games. "Words cannot describe how happy I am," Ri told Xinhua after the medal ceremony. It was her third consecutive Asian Games title, following wins in Jakarta and Hangzhou.…