13:11 GMT, Monday, 18 August 2008 14:11 UK
Belarus secure heavyweight gold
Andrei Aramnau of Belarus broke three world records on the way to winning the Olympic 105kg weightlifting gold medal in Beijing.
The 20-year-old world champion managed a snatch lift of 200kg, a clean and jerk effort of 236kg, and a total lift of 436kg.
Former world champion Dmitry Klokov of Russia won the silver medal with a total effort of 420kg.
Fellow Russian, Dmitry Lapikov, took the bronze medal.
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