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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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Women’s 75 kg press conference quotes:
Cao Lei (CHN), gold medallist: “I dedicate my gold medal first of all to my motherland and all the people in my country. But the most important is to dedicate this victory to my dear mother who has passed away not long ago. I thought of her at the time of my last attempt. I […]