Wed. Nov 6th, 2024

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Beijing: Chen Xiexia won China’s first gold medal in the Beijing Games on Saturday, setting two Olympic records in the women’s 48-kilogram category.

Sibel Ozkan of Turkey won the silver medal, while Chen Wei-ling of Taiwan finished third.

“I have been thinking of winning a medal but never thought it would turn out to be the first gold medal for China,” Chen said. “I’m very happy and I think I did a very good job.”

The 25-year-old world champion dominated both events, lifting 95 kgs in the snatch and 117 kgs in the clean and jerk, an Olympic record.

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