Lyu Xiaojun helped China increase their gold medal tally to 20 at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships in Thai city Pattaya today ©IWF

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Despite having obvious back pains, Lyu broke the men's 81 kilograms clean and jerk and total world records to seal a clean sweep of the weight category's titles ©IWF
Despite having obvious back pains, Lyu broke the men's 81 kilograms clean and jerk and total world records to seal a clean sweep of the weight category's titles ©IWF
Compatriot Li Dayin had to settle for second place in the snatch, clean and jerk and total ©IWF
Compatriot Li Dayin had to settle for second place in the snatch, clean and jerk and total ©IWF
The overall bronze medallist was Colombia's Brayan Santiago Rodallegas Carvajal ©IWF
The overall bronze medallist was Colombia's Brayan Santiago Rodallegas Carvajal ©IWF
The trio were joined on the podium by Armenia's Andranik Karapetyan and Bulgaria's Yunder Nedim Beytula, the bronze medallists in the snatch and clean and jerk, respectively ©IWF
The trio were joined on the podium by Armenia's Andranik Karapetyan and Bulgaria's Yunder Nedim Beytula, the bronze medallists in the snatch and clean and jerk, respectively ©IWF
China's Deng Wei broke all three of her own world records in the women's 64kg event ©IWF
China's Deng Wei broke all three of her own world records in the women's 64kg event ©IWF
In doing so, she repeated her hat-trick of gold medals from the 2018 IWF World Championships in Turkmenistan's capital Ashgabat ©IWF
In doing so, she repeated her hat-trick of gold medals from the 2018 IWF World Championships in Turkmenistan's capital Ashgabat ©IWF
North Korea's Rim Un Sim joined Deng in managing a perfect six lifts out of six and claimed all three silver medals ©IWF
North Korea's Rim Un Sim joined Deng in managing a perfect six lifts out of six and claimed all three silver medals ©IWF
Romania's Loredana-Elena Toma was the bronze medallist in the total ©IWF
Romania's Loredana-Elena Toma was the bronze medallist in the total ©IWF
The clean and jerk bronze medallist was Colombia's Mercedes Isabel Pérez Tigrero, third from left ©IWF
The clean and jerk bronze medallist was Colombia's Mercedes Isabel Pérez Tigrero, third from left ©IWF