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DPRK Weight-lifter Sets New World Record in London Olympics
Pyongyang, July 31 (KCNA) -- DPRK weight-lifter Kim Un Guk set a new world record and took a gold medal in men's 62-kg category in London Olympics Monday.

He succeeded in lifting 153 kg in snatch and 174 kg in clean-and-jerk, 327 kg in all, by organically combining quick snatch, fast lifting and other smart skills.

In snatch he lifted 10 kg more than the last Olympic record and 13 kg more than the runner-up, thus setting a new Olympic record and breaking the world record in total sum.

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