Overview

• Masanori Miyamoto took second in the men’s 71 kg at the World Weightlifting Championships in Norway with a 345 kg total.
• He lifted 152 kg in the snatch and a Japanese‑record 193 kg in the clean and jerk at the Oct. 5 session.
• The performance marked Miyamoto’s first international meet since the Paris Olympics, where he struggled with back pain.
• High schooler Haruhi Naka won the boys’ 81 kg clean and jerk at Japan’s National Sports Festival in Shiga with a personal‑best 149 kg.
• Naka placed fourth in the snatch at 114 kg and finished third overall in the total on Oct. 6.