Hurdlers take dual golds, North Korea set another weightlifting record

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HANGZHOU, China: Two hurdlers were crowned champions after a photo finish at the Asian Games on Monday (Oct 2) while North Korea doubled down in record-breaking style in the weightlifting. A South Korean roller-skater was left in anguish, however, after an early celebration cost his team gold in a relay ev

Asian Games - Hangzhou 2022 - Athletics - Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, Hangzhou, China - October 2, 2023 Gold medallist Kuwait's Yaqoub Alyouha poses on the podium with silver medallist Japan's Shunya Takayama and bronze medallist China's Xu Zhuoyi during the men's 110m Hurdles medal ceremony REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

FILE PHOTO: Asian Games - Hangzhou 2022 - Weightlifting - Xiaoshan Sports Centre Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China - September 30, 2023 North Korea's Hyongyong Kang reacts during the Women's 55Kg Group A REUTERS/Ann Wang/File PhotoHANGZHOU, China: Two hurdlers were crowned champions after a photo finish at the Asian Games on Monday while North Korea doubled down in record-breaking style in the weightlifting.

The 20-year-old became the reclusive east Asian nation's third female weightlifter to get into the world-record books in Hangzhou where the team is competing in their first international competition since before the COVID-19 pandemic. The 27-year-old eased up and raised his arms near the finish, allowing Taiwan's Huang Yu-Lin to pip him on the line.Indian athletics was rocked by an incendiary social media post by one of its heptathletes who said she had"lost" the bronze medal to an unnamed transgender athlete.

 

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