Heavyweight Andrei Aramnau set three world records en route to winning the men's 105kg title, the first gold medal for Belarus at the 2008 Olympic Games. Russia settled for silver and bronze.
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Liu Chunhong broke three world records in the women's 69-kilogram division, defending her Olympic title to win China's sixth gold medal in the weightlifting competition.
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Weightlifter Kendrick Farris set two U.S. records in the men's 85-kilogram division, putting him in contention for a medal ahead of Friday's final session.
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Day 7 saw China continue its domination of the lifting events in Beijing, where Cao Lei set three Olympic records in the women's 75kg final en route to her country's seventh weightlifting gold medal.
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The International Weightlifting Federation has criticized the World Anti-Doping Agency's leader for suggesting weightlifting be dropped from future Olympics if it doesn't crack down on doping.
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Four years older and 88 pounds bulkier, Germany's Matthias Steiner enters his second Olympics craving the adrenaline rush of competing for the heaviest title in weightlifting -- the men's 105+kg crown.
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From tears of torment to cheers of joy, weightlifters have given the fans at Beihang University Gymnasium plenty of drama and diverted attention from the doping scandals that have left the sport's reputation in tatters.
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Sa Jae-hyouk of South Korea stopped China's gold rush in weightlifting by edging out home crowd favorite Li Hongli to win the men's 77-kilogram division.
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Cheryl Haworth finished a disappointing sixth in the women's super heavyweight division Saturday, leaving the U.S. without weightlifting medals for the second Olympics in a row.
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The final weightlifting event in Beijing played out in dramatic fashion as Germany's Matthias Steiner muscled his way past Russia's Evgeny Chigishev on his final lift to win the men's super heavyweight title.
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Fifteen events, 45 medals and a whole lot of muscles. Return to the gymnasium at Beijing University and relive some of the best moments from the men's and women's weightlifting events at the 2008 Olympics.
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After falling behind in the snatch portion, Kazakh strongman Ilya Ilin put up a competition-best 226 kgs in the clean and jerk to win the 94kg final and capture his country's first gold medal of the 2008 Beijing Games.
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South Korea's Jang Mi-ran had no trouble in the women's super heavyweight session on Day 8, setting three world records and winning her first career Olympic title by nearly 50kg. Cheryl Haworth was sixth.
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Favorite Andrei Rybakou of Belarus set a world record in the men's 85kg final, but it wasn't enough to stop China's Lu Yong, who muscled his way to victory to grab China's eighth weightlifting gold medal.
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From China's great haul to Matthias Steiner's dramatic comeback win, the men's and women's weightlifting events in Beijing produced a gym-full of unforgettable images. Check out some of best.
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Weightlifter Itte Detenamo, the only athlete in Beijing representing the country of Nauru, set a personal best in the super heavyweight class, but the tiny island nation will have to wait for its first Olympic medal.
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Ukrainian lifter Igor Razoronov was kicked out of the Olympics on Saturday after testing positive for nandrolone. He's the first weightlifter and sixth athlete overall to be expelled from the Games for doping.
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The final weightlifting event in Beijing played out in dramatic fashion as Germany's Matthias Steiner muscled his way past Russia's Evgeny Chigishev on his final lift to win the men's super heavyweight title.
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Fifteen events, 45 medals and a whole lot of muscles. Return to the gymnasium at Beijing University and relive some of the best moments from the men's and women's weightlifting events at the 2008 Olympics.
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Ukrainian lifter Igor Razoronov was kicked out of the Olympics on Saturday after testing positive for nandrolone. He's the first weightlifter and sixth athlete overall to be expelled from the Games for doping.
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Fifteen events, 45 medals and a whole lot of muscles. Return to Beijing University Gymnasium and relive some of the best moments from the weightlifting events at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
More...
From China's great haul to Matthias Steiner's dramatic comeback win, the men's and women's weightlifting events in Beijing produced a gym-full of unforgettable images. Check out some of best.
More...
The final weightlifting event in Beijing played out in dramatic fashion as Germany's Matthias Steiner muscled his way past Russia's Evgeny Chigishev on his final lift to win the men's super heavyweight title.
More...
The final weightlifting event in Beijing played out in dramatic fashion as Germany's Matthias Steiner muscled his way past Russia's Evgeny Chigishev on his final lift to win the super heavyweight title.
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Weightlifter Itte Detenamo, the only athlete in Beijing representing the country of Nauru, set a personal best in the super heavyweight class, but the tiny island nation will have to wait for its first Olympic medal.
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