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Results of men’s 94kg category at Chinese National Games

JINAN, Following are the results of the men's 94kg competition at the 11th Chinese National Games: 1. He Shuyong, Shandong, 392kg (175kg, snatch/217kg, jerk) 2. Jiang Hairong, Guangdong, 391kg (180kg/211kg) 3. Yuan Aijun, Jiangsu, 386kg (175kg/211kg)

Olympic champion Lu Yong plays one-man show to win gold (85 kg)

Olympic champion Lu Yong met no challenges to win the gold medal in the men's weightlifting 85kg category at the Chinese National Games. Lu, the Beijing Olympic champion, lowered the weight of first attempts in the snatch by eight kilos and jerk by 12 kilos as he was confident to snatch the gold. Lu lifted a total of 376 kg -- 173 in snatching and 203 in jerk -- which were 16 kilos more than the silver medalist Song Jiawen of Guangdong. "I love Jinan. I won my first gold medal in the National Championships in 2004 here, and today I won again. Jinan is my lucky place," Lu said. "The result is not good enough though. I wanted to secure the gold, so I gave up the heavier weight," he added. "Lu is quite clever. He saved his energy and won the gold," president of the Chinese Weightlifting Association, Ma Wenguang, said. The 23-year-old Lu made a successful debut in the Beijing Olympics last year, beating veteran Andrei Rybakou of Belarus by body weight advantage with 394kg, 18 kilos more than his result in Jinan. The 27-year-old runner-up, Song, expressed love to his wife in front of a camera. "I love you! I hope this silver medal may cheer you up," he said. Kong Xu from Beijing collected the bronze with 356kg.

New President of Malta Weightlifting Association

The local weightlifting community has a new President, Jesmond Caruana. During the Annual General Meeting, Caruana contested David Saliba for the top post and was elected by the present members. The official name was amended to read Malta Weightlifting Association, to be in conformity with the Sports Act 2002. Further elections were held. Mark Pirotta was elected as Treasurer and Noel Coleiro as committee member. Present during this AGM was Malta Olympic Committee General Secretary, Joe Cassar. Simon BrincatPRO MWA

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77kg category at Chinese National Games

Results of the men's 77kg weightlifting competition at the 11th Chinese National Games on Saturday: 1. Su Dajin, Chinese Army, 374kg (165kg, snatch/109kg, jerk) 2. Lv Xiaojun, Tianjin, 373kg (170kg/103kg) 3. Li Hongli, Guangdong, 365kg (170kg/195kg)

Olympic champion Liao Hui towers above total world record

Olympic Champion Liao Hui continued his invincible lift as he broke the total world record of the men's weightlifting 69kg category to win gold at the Chinese National Games on Saturday. Liao, representing Chinese Army, lifted 195kg in the jerk for a total result of 358kg, one kilo more than the current world record of 357kg, made by Galabin Boevski in Athens in 1999. The 22-year-old tried to challenge 198kg in his last attempt, aiming at breaking the jerk world record of 197kg, but failed. "I am going to break the jerk world record in the world championships," Liao told the press after the competition. Liao's national teammate Zhang Guozheng set the jerk world record at 197kg in the Asian Championships in 2003. "I was encouraged by my teammates in the national teams. Their record-breaking performance gave me momentum to do the same thing, "said Liao. "I didn't eat anything in two days to lose weight, so my power was weakened. Actually, I once lifted 198kg in the training before." "We had planned to lift a total of 358kg before the Games, so I'm satisfied with Liao's performance today," said Liao's coach Yu Jie. "He was so active during the competition, and he wanted to break the jerk world record too, which was not our plan," he added. "We still have time (to break the jerk world record). Let's wait and see at the world championships." Tang Deshang of Zhejiang, bronze medalist in the national championships in April, collected silver medal at 341kg, while Lin Qingfeng of Fujian, seventh placer in the national championships, settled with the bronze at 332kg. Liao's performance will not be written into the world records book because the sport governing body, the International Weightlifting Federation, only recognizes records set in world, continental and Olympic competitions.