Day 9 Roundup: Chinese divers dominate, DPR Korean weightlifter sets world record


HANGZHOU, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- Chinese divers added two more golds in the 1m springboard events to sweep the six diving titles so far, while Kim Il Gyong of DPR Korea broke the world record to crown in the women's 59kg weightlifting at the Hangzhou Asian Games here on Monday.

Li Yajie of China rallied back to win the women's 1m springboard gold with 317.55 points, while her compatriot Lin Shan took the silver with 303.80 points.

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