Incheon: North Korea's Kim Un-Guk broke three world records on his way to gold in the 62kg class weightlifting yesterday. He followed up his record 154kg snatch with a clean and jerk of 174kg to set a new combined record of 228kg.


Kim Un-Guk competes in the 62kg weightlifting event. Pic/AFP 

Then with his final attempt he successfully lifted 178kg to shatter it again with a combined 332kg, 5kg more than the mark he set in winning Olympic gold in 2012.