China sweeps weightlifting worlds with multiple records

In the women's 64kg division, China's Deng Wei won all the three gold medals with three new world records. She made all three good lifts in snatch and won the gold on 116kg, setting her own world record by one kilogram. Rim Un Sim of DPR Korea took the silver on 114kg and Loredana-Elena Toma of Romania won the bronze with a good lift of 112kg at the second attempt.

Deng continued to enlarge her lead in clean and jerk with three good lifts. With a good lift of 145kg, she broke her own world of 142kg in clean and jerk. Rim took the silver on 137kg while Mercedes Tigrero of Colombia won the bronze on 132kg.

Deng's result of 261kg beat her own world record of total by four kilograms. Rim claimed the silver with 251kg and the bronze went to Toma on 240kg.

The 10-day championships, running through September 27, also serves as qualifiers for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.