South Korea's Song Young-hwan (Hongcheon County Office) finished fourth in the men's super heavyweight category at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, narrowly missing out on a medal. The South Korean weightlifting team concluded the competition with only one silver medal, earned by Park Hye-jung (Goyang City Hall).
On September 29, at the Nagoya Small and Medium Enterprise Promotion Hall, Song recorded a total of 414 kg, lifting 180 kg in the snatch and 234 kg in the clean and jerk. Although he did not reach the podium, he proved his competitiveness by finishing just 1 kg ahead of Taiwan's Tung Ping-cheng, who totaled 413 kg in fifth place.
The battle for gold was intense until the end. Iran's Ali Dabboudi lifted 206 kg in the snatch and 260 kg in the clean and jerk for a total of 466 kg, securing the top spot.
In the snatch, Iraq's Ali Ammar Yousif Rubaiyaoui led with a lift of 219 kg, 13 kg ahead of Dabboudi. However, Dabboudi turned the tables with a successful clean and jerk of 260 kg.
Rubaiyaoui finished with a total of 465 kg after lifting 246 kg in the clean and jerk, earning the silver medal just 1 kg behind Dabboudi. Bahrain's Gor Minassian took home the bronze with a total of 440 kg, lifting 205 kg in the snatch and 235 kg in the clean and jerk.
With Song's competition concluded, South Korea's weightlifting schedule for this event has come to an end.
The South Korean weightlifting team aimed for five medals but ended the final day with only one silver medal from Park Hye-jung in the women's 86 kg category, marking the lowest medal count in Asian Games history.
Park lifted a total of 300 kg, with 133 kg in the snatch and 167 kg in the clean and jerk, setting new national records in both the snatch and total. While she successfully earned a medal for the second consecutive Asian Games following her gold in Hangzhou three years ago, she fell short of a repeat victory as China's Li Wenwen recorded a total of 310 kg.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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