Om Yun Chol, an Olympic gold medalist, renewed a world record by jerking 171kg, thrice as heavy as his body, in the 56kg category and lifted 302 kg in total at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championship in November and thus became a thrice world championship holder.

Rim, also an Olympic gold medalist, won three silver medals in the women's 75kg jerk and snatch and total of the same championship, despite her injury.