Asian Games | Three new world records set in men's 70kg weightlifting

NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Ri Won Ju of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea set new world records in the clean and jerk at 198kg and the total at 349kg on his way to winning the men's 70kg weightlifting title at the 20th Asian Games on Saturday.

In the snatch, host Japan's Masanori Miyamoto set a new world record with a lift of 154kg to secure the silver medal in the same category.