The ‘North Korean weightlifting hero’ the world was curious about Lim Jung Shim (30) announced the news of her sister, Lim Eun Shim (27). “Many people are curious about my sister’s news,” she said after winning the women’s weightlifting 64kg Group A competition at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games at the Xiaoshan Sports Center in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, with a lift of 111kg in the lift, 140kg in the snatch and 251kg in the total, “but she is no longer an athlete and is studying at university. “Lim won the women’s 69-kilogram weightlifting title at the 2012 London Olympics and topped the 75-kilogram category at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games .At the 2019 World Championships in Pattaya, she won gold in the 76-kilogram category .At the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta-Palembang, Lim won gold in the women’s 75-kilogram category and Lim Eun-sim won gold in the 69-kilogram category. North Korea’s weightlifting program, once a threat to “superpower” China, has been absent from the international scene since the 2019 World Championships in Pattaya. The country closed its borders to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and was suspended by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after missing the 2021 Tokyo Olympics .He was allowed to compete in international competitions this year, but missed the first round of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Cuba Grand Prix in June and the World Championships in September after submitting only preliminary entries .North Korean weightlifting’s return to the Olympics has been thwarted by a series of missed events that would have been crucial for the country to qualify for the Paris 2024 Games .As North Korean weightlifting went into hiding, rumors began to circulate about Lim Jung Shim .There was even talk of her participating in the Hangzhou Asian Games as a North Korean coach .However, Lim Eun-sim, who is “most familiar with the news,” confirmed her sister’s current status .Lim was the youngest member of the North Korean weightlifting team at the Jakarta-Palembang Games five years ago and competed as a “leader” in Hangzhou. He won by a comfortable margin over runner-up Fei Xin (18-China), who totaled 234 kg (104 kg lifted and 130 kg snatch).”It was my goal to set a world record (261kg total) and I’m really disappointed that I couldn’t do it this time,” Lim said with a straight face. When asked, “How did you train for the last four years when you didn’t compete in international competitions?”, she replied, “I also thought it was a shame when I didn’t compete in international competitions for four years. So, I have a lot of thoughts about expanding (breaking) the world record. That’s it,” he said, reiterating his disappointment at not breaking the world record. When asked if he lifted more weight than the world record in training, Lim Eun-sim was embarrassed to say that he did not. A foreign reporter asked, “There is already an assessment that North Korean weightlifting has surpassed China in the women’s category. Do you agree? “In fact, North Korean athletes have won all four women’s weightlifting events so far at the Hangzhou Asian Games .Lim was stumped, and Jang Jang-guk, an official who traditionally translates for medalists at major international events where North Korea has competed, took over the microphone and said, “China is a strong team. We’ve played and trained with them, and we’ve done well.” “When someone is ahead of us, it gives us strength. We will try our best to do better,” he said, honoring Chinese weightlifters. Unaware that North Korean weightlifting has been banned from the Paris Olympics, the official told a foreign reporter who asked Lim Eun-sim about his “goals for the Paris Olympics”: 카지노 “We will not go to Paris. Instead, we will work hard on other preparations.”