Rio Olympics 2016: Rim Jong-sim wins women's -75kg weightlifting gold
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North Korea's Rim Jong-sim claimed Olympic gold in the women's -75kg weightlifting, four years after winning the -69kg category in London.
The 23-year-old dominated from the start, lifting 121kg in the snatch and 153kg in the clean and jerk for a combined tally of 274kg.
Belarusian Darya Naumava, 20, was her closest competitor, taking silver with a combined lift of 258kg.
Spain's Lidia Valentin won the bronze medal, lifting 257kg.
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