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Gold medalist Song Kuk Hyang (C) of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), silver medalist Chen Wen-huei (L) of Chinese Taipei and bronze medalist Ingrid Grueso of Bahrain pose during the awarding ceremony after the women's 69kg final of weightlifting at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 27, 2026. (Xinhua/Yu Yang)

NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- Song Kuk Hyang of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea smashed three world records on her way to winning the women's 69kg weightlifting title at the 20th Asian Games on Sunday.

Song set a new world mark in the snatch with 121kg, then broke records in the clean and jerk with 152kg and in the combined total with 273kg.

Bronze medalist Ingrid Grueso of Bahrain poses during the awarding ceremony after the women's 69kg final of weightlifting at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 27, 2026. (Xinhua/Yu Yang)

Song Kuk Hyang of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) reacts after the women's 69kg final of weightlifting at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 27, 2026. (Xinhua/Yu Yang)

Chen Wen-huei of Chinese Taipei competes during the women's 69kg final of weightlifting at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 27, 2026. (Xinhua/Yu Yang)

Gold medalist Song Kuk Hyang of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) gestures during the awarding ceremony after the women's 69kg final of weightlifting at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 27, 2026. (Xinhua/Yu Yang)

Chen Wen-huei of Chinese Taipei reacts after the women's 69kg final of weightlifting at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 27, 2026. (Xinhua/Yu Yang)

Song Kuk Hyang of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) competes during the women's 69kg final of weightlifting at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 27, 2026. (Xinhua/Yu Yang)

Song Kuk Hyang of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) competes during the women's 69kg final of weightlifting at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 27, 2026. (Xinhua/Yu Yang)

Song Kuk Hyang of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) reacts after the women's 69kg final of weightlifting at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 27, 2026. (Xinhua/Yu Yang)

Song Kuk Hyang of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) reacts during the awarding ceremony after the women's 69kg final of weightlifting at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 27, 2026. (Xinhua/Yu Yang)

Chen Wen-huei of Chinese Taipei competes during the women's 69kg final of weightlifting at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 27, 2026. (Xinhua/Yu Yang)

Ingrid Grueso of Bahrain competes during the women's 69kg final of weightlifting at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 27, 2026. (Xinhua/Yu Yang)