At yesterday's Asian Games, a South Korean rollerskater blundered away a gold medal, while a North Korean weightlifter broke another world record.

A hundredth of a second separated Jung Cheol-won from gold in the 3,000m men's relay final after easing up and celebrating gold.

Taiwan's Huang Yulin ended up winning by lunging across the line first with his leg, a feat he called "miraculous."

Despite your celebrations, Huang continued to fight. Jung bowed his head in shame, "I've made a big mistake.". My apologies.

My apologies go out to my teammates and our fans. This is all my fault. We worked hard together to achieve this. As Kim Il Gyong, 20, became the third North Korean woman in a row to break a world record at the Hangzhou Games, there was joy in the North Korean camp.

In the 59kg class, Kim, who last competed internationally at the age of 14, set a new snatch record of 111kg.

The first weightlifting event of the Games took place on Saturday, and Ri Song Gum broke two world records.

A hat-trick of world records were set by Kang Hyong Yong, 24, in the women's 55kg weight class in snatch, clean, and jerk.

As a result of the pandemic, North Korean weightlifters have not competed internationally since 2019.

We train in great venues just like athletes from other NOCs. Despite years of exile, North Korea still performed well after years of dedication and commitment to preparation.

Their return to action had been scheduled for a June meeting in Cuba, but rival lifters opposed it, saying North Koreans haven't been tested since 2019.

There was no North Korean presence in the end.

Mutaz Essa Barshim, a three-time highjump world champion, sailed into Wednesday's final with just one leap. I consider the Asian Games to be important.

The Qatari said after clearing 2.19m, "It's like our Olympics before the Olympics.".

A gold medal in each of canoeing, eventing, and diving extended China's dominance at the top of the medals table.

Currently, they have 142 gold medals and 257 medals overall, followed by Japan and South Korea each with 30 gold medals.