Chinese weightlifter Luo sets 3 Olympic to win women's 59kg gold

PARIS -- China's Luo Shifang claimed the women's 59kg weightlifting gold medal at the Paris Olympics on Thursday.

Luo, who is making her Olympic debut in Paris, lifted 107kg in the snatch and 134kg in the clean and jerk to go with a winning total of 241kg, setting three new Olympic records.

Canada's Maude Charron bagged the silver medal with 236kg, and Tokyo 2020 champion Kuo Hsing-Chun of Chinese Taipei took bronze with 235kg.