Kim wins North Korea's 2nd weightlifting gold
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Kim wins North Korea's 2nd weightlifting gold

Pyŏngyang : North Korea | Jul 30, 2012 at 4:16 PM PDT
Source: The Idaho Statesman
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Kim Un Guk won North Korea's second weightlifting gold medal at the London Olympics on Monday, setting a world record total of 327 kilograms in the men's 62-kilogram division. Oscar Figueroa Mosquera of Colombia got the silver medal and Eko Yuli Irawan of Indonesia took bronze. FULL ARTICLE AT The Idaho Statesman
 
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