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Lu Yong of China celebrates during the men's 85kg group A competition of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games weightlifting event in Beijing, China, Aug. 15, 2008. Lu Yong won the gold with a total of 394 kg.[Yang Lei/Xinhua Photo]
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"I could only use my third attempt to convince everybody," he said.
He succeeded in the last attempt and got the gold, pointing his finger to the responsive spectators, and shouting "Zhongguo, Jiayou!" (China, Go!) for four times.
Belarusian weightlifting coach Alexander Goncharov praised his athlete's performance of competing with Lu Yong.
"Getting silver after losing to him is more than just getting silver. It's almost as good as gold," he said.
Armenian Tigran Varban Martirosyan got the bronze also because of bodyweight advantage over Sedov.
Martirosyan snatched 177kg, and jerked 203, totaling 380kg. Sedov totaled the same after failing the attempts for 203kg twice.
Martirosyan said he felt satisfied with the result.
"I made a great effort with my training and I think the result today was within my expectations," he said.
Till now, all the ten Chinese lifters, four women and six men, completed their competitions at Beijing Olympics, gaining eight golds and one silver.
(Xinhua News Agency August 15, 2008)