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PHUKET: China’s Olympic gold medallist Zhihui Hou broke her own snatch world record at weightlifting’s World Cup in Phuket on Monday, before North Korean Ri Song-Gum equalled it and won the women’s 49kg competition by earning a new record total. Hou, who lifted 96kg in the snatch in July 2021 to win gold in Tokyo, lifted 97kg to take the …

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