Rim Jong Sim won North Korea’s first Olympic gold in 2016 Rio Olympic Games by a large margin in the women’s 75kg weightlifting on Friday Aug 12,2016, one weight category higher than her triumph at London 2012.
Darya Naumava of Belarus took silver, her nation’s first medal of the Games, only five years after giving up shot put to become a weightlifter.
The bronze medallist was Lidia Valentin of Spain, who finally got a chance to stand on the Olympic podium at her third Games
Silver medalilst Darya Naumava of Belarus (L-R), gold medalist Rim Jong Sim of North Korea, and bronze medalist Lidia Valentin Perez of Spain stand on the podium during the medal ceremony for the the women's 75kg category Group A Final competition of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Weightlifting events at the Riocentro in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 12 August 2016
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