Steiner wins weightlifting gold
Germany's Matthias Steiner clinches gold in the men's +105kg weightlifting category with a total lift of 461kg.

Belarus win heavyweight gold
Andrei Aramnau breaks three world records on the way to winning the heavyweight weightlifting gold.

Ilin edges Kolecki for 94kg gold
Ilya Ilin of Kazakhstan wins gold in the men's 94kg weightlifting in Beijing.

Ukrainian lifter fails dope test
Ukrainian weightlifter Igor Razoronov becomes the sixth athlete at the Games to fail a drugs test.

Lu claims eighth gold for China
Lu Yong wins China's eighth weightlifting gold in a dramatic finish to the men's 85kg competition.

Records falls as Jang wins gold
South Korean weightlifter Jang Miran sets three world records in winning Olympic gold in the women's +75kg class.

Cao seals Chinese clean sweep
Cao Lei takes 75kg weightlifting gold to hand China four gold medals out of four in the women's competition.

Liu breaks weightlifting record
Liu Chunhong broke three world records to defend her Olympic title and claim China's sixth gold in the women's weightlifting competition.

Sa pips Li for weightlifting gold
Sa Jae-hyouk secures South Korea's first weightlifting gold in Beijing by winning the men's 77kg class.

Liao wins 69kg weightlifting gold
China's Liao Hui adds to host nation's tally of gold medals by winning the men's 69kg weightlifting title.

Breeze performance hit by injury
Michaela Breeze, Great Britain's only weightlifter in Beijing, battles bravely against back injury to finish 15th in the 63kg category.

Pak claims gold for North Korea
North Korea win their first gold medal at the 2008 Olympics when Pak Hyon Suk wins the women's 63kg weightlifting division.

Chen defends weightlifting title
China's Chen Yanqing defends her Olympic weightlifting title, setting two new records in the process, as she takes gold in the women's 58kg class.

Zhang continues China success
China's Zhang Xiangxiang continues the host country's run of success in weightlifting as he wins gold in the men's 62kg class on Monday.

Home teenager wins gold
China's Long Qingquan, 17, delights the crowd with victory in his first big event.

Thai star wins gold with record
Thailand's Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon breaks the Olympic record as she wins the women's 53kg weightlifting.

Chen lifts first gold for China
Weightlifter Chen Xiexia gives the hosts their first victory of the 2008 Olympics with a win in the women's 48kg event.