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Women’s +75 kg: a real one woman show

Jang Miran (KOR) was the silver medalist in Athens and from that time on the most outstanding lifter in this class. This time she didn't let any lifter come close to her performance. Finally she set a new world record of 140kg for the snatch, then went on to set a new world record of 186kg for the clean and jerk and won the final with a new world record of total weight of 326kg. She wrote her name five times on the world record list and seven times on the Olympic record list.   Olha Korobka (UKR) Maria Grabovetskaya (KAZ) 2006 and 2007 WC bronze medalist Olha Korobka (UKR) ranked second with a total weight of 277kg, 49kg less than Jang. 21 year old Maria Grabovetskaya (KAZ) placed third with a total weight of 270kg.

Women’s 75 kg: The strongest woman on the Earth emerges tonight

A dream for all, competiton without Chinese rival will come to live in women's +75 kg class. The dominant figure of this field is Jang Mi ran (KOR)has been undeafeted at world championships since winning the second place athe Athens Games in 2004. her winning total has increased from 300 kg to 319 kg. Realistically, the challengers will fight for the additional medals.Olha Korobka (UKR) looks to have an edge over the rest of the field, having lifted over 280 kg in total with the occasional result over 290 kg. Ele Opeloge has the chance to win Samoa's first ever Olympic medal. Jang Mi ran (KOR) Olha Korobka (UKR) Ele Opeloge (SAM)

After the last Chinese victory ceremony the home lifters started their party

Men’s 85 kg pinned with new records

  Rybakou was very diligent setting up new records. First he was snatching 185 kg, just two kg less compairing to his own world record. But he had a very hard fight with his own world record set up a year ago in Thailand WC. By his lat clean and jerk of 209 kg he reached 394 kg in total, a new world record, surpassing by one kg his previous best. 394 kg world record is at the same time a new Olympic record as well.

Athen’s records are all surpassed in 75 kg class

Russian Zabolotnaia 2004 Athens Cao Lei 2008 Beijing Cao Lei had her top form resulting four new Olympic records. First she snatched 128 kg, 3 kg more Russian Zabolotnaia was able to lift four years ago. In clean and jerk Pawina Thongsuk was her next 'victim' as her name disappeared as currect Olympic record holder. Cao jerked 154 kg, 4 kg more the Thai lifter succeded in Athens. Zabolotnaia had to suffer another loss with her total Olympic record.By her first attempt in clean and jerk (147 kg) Cao ruled the best ever Olympic total in this class: 275 kg. She herself was her only rival and Cao broke her own record to book the new record of 282 kg. The next step could have been the world record in total but she missed it with her last attempt.

Men’s 85 kg press conference quotes:

Lu Yong (CHN), gold medallist:   "After Rybakou (BLR)  snatched 5 kg more than me I was not worried about it. If the lead did not surpass 10 kg I knew I beat him. After the jury reversed my second attempt in clean and jerk my mindset was definitely affected. But the judgement have been made and I of course could not change it. I had one more chance to convince everybody.Now I just want to have a rest. I have not had a good sleep since the competition started on 9th August. and I have not eaten for two days. Now everything has paid off."   Andrei Rybakou (BLR), silver medallist:   "I was not able to watch Lu Yong's last attempt. This moved decided on only on him but on me at the same time. What can I say? If you lift around 200 kg or more you do not know what this 28 dkg is. At this case 28 dkg ment a lot. Up or down."   Tigran Varban Martirosyan (ARM), bronze medallist:   "I think it was a very exciting competition. The final positions were decided on bodí weight on the first and on the third place. How a little difference of 76 dkg can affect a life."