Beijing
- Chen Xiexia lived up to her top billing on Saturday to give Olympic host China its first gold medal at the Beijing Games, in the women's 48 kilos weightlifting competition.
The 2007 world champion Chen won by a mile with 87kg in the snatch and 117kg in the clean and jerk for an Olympic record total of 212kg.
Sibel Ozkan got silver for Turkey with 199kg and the bronze went to Taiwan's Chen Wei-Ling with 196kg.
Chen's gold will boost China, which is seeking a record medal haul at its home Games with a 600-plus strong team that might even beat the US for first place in the final standings.
Victory came after an early disappointment for China in the opening event of the Beijing Games, the women's air rifle shooting, where the 2004 gold medallist Du Li had to settle for fifth place. (dpa)
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