China's Deng Wei set world standards in the women’s 64 kilograms snatch, clean and jerk and total events as her country moved to the top of the medal standings on day five of the 2018 International Weightlifting Federation World Championships in Ashgabat

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North Korea's Rim Un Sim clinched the overall silver medal ahead of Thailand's Rattanawan Wamalun by virtue of the fact that she posted their identical total of 239kg first ©IWF
North Korea's Rim Un Sim clinched the overall silver medal ahead of Thailand's Rattanawan Wamalun by virtue of the fact that she posted their identical total of 239kg first ©IWF
They switched positions in the clean and jerk with Wamalun, pictured, second and Rim third ©IWF
They switched positions in the clean and jerk with Wamalun, pictured, second and Rim third ©IWF
The medals were spread among five athletes in all with Romania's Loredana-Elena Toma, left, and Kazakhstan's Karina Goricheva, right, securing snatch silver and bronze respectively ©IWF
The medals were spread among five athletes in all with Romania's Loredana-Elena Toma, left, and Kazakhstan's Karina Goricheva, right, securing snatch silver and bronze respectively ©IWF
China’s Lyu Xiaojun came out on top in the men’s 81kg total with a world standard-breaking 374kg ©IWF
China’s Lyu Xiaojun came out on top in the men’s 81kg total with a world standard-breaking 374kg ©IWF
He was followed in the standings by Egypt’s Mohamed Ihab Youssef Ahmed Mahmoud with 373kg ©IWF
He was followed in the standings by Egypt’s Mohamed Ihab Youssef Ahmed Mahmoud with 373kg ©IWF
Mahmoud was the snatch gold medallist, with a world standard of 173kg, and the clean and jerk bronze medallist ©IWF
Mahmoud was the snatch gold medallist, with a world standard of 173kg, and the clean and jerk bronze medallist ©IWF
China's Li Dayin finished third overall with a junior world standard-breaking 372kg ©IWF
China's Li Dayin finished third overall with a junior world standard-breaking 372kg ©IWF
He also prevailed in the clean and jerk with a junior world standard of 204kg ©IWF
He also prevailed in the clean and jerk with a junior world standard of 204kg ©IWF
But it was compatriot Lyu who secured the top prize ©IWF
But it was compatriot Lyu who secured the top prize ©IWF