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Wednesday, 7 April 2021 North Korea’s decision not to compete at the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will have a bigger effect in weightlifting than in any other sport, judged by past performance and the current qualifying rankings. Weightlifting is by some distance North Korea’s strongest sport at the Olympic Games. In the past three Games in Beijing, London and Rio de Janeiro, North Korean weightlifters have won five gold medals, four silvers and a bronze - one of the best records in the world. In the current Olympic rankings North Korea features prominently in six of women’s categories and three men’s. ....