Lifters of DPRK, Kazakhstan break 3 world records in men's 85kg

NAGOYA, Japan, Sept 28 (Xinhua) -- Ro Kwang Ryol of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea smashed two world records en route to winning the men's 85kg weightlifting title at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Monday, while Alexey Churkin of Kazakhstan also set a world record in the same category.

Ro produced a 214kg clean and jerk and posted a 379kg total, both new world records, to claim gold. Churkin lifted 173kg in the snatch, a new world record, to take silver.