China's Chen Xiexia finishes first in snatch of women's 48kg weightlifting
2008-08-09 03:49:42 GMT2008-08-09 11:49:42 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English
Chen Xiexia of China takes a good snatch lift during the women's 48kg group A competition of weightlifting at Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at the Beijing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics Gymnasium in Beijing, China, Aug. 9, 2008. (Xinhua/Yang Lei Photo)
Pramsiri Bunphithak of Thailand guestures after she failed a snatch attempt during the women's 48kg group A competition of weightlifting event at Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at the Beijing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics Gymnasium in Beijing, China, Aug. 9, 2008. (Xinhua/Yang Lei Photo)
Hiromi Miyake of Japan takes snatch attempt during the women's 48kg group A competition of weightlifting event at Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at the Beijing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics Gymnasium in Beijing, China, Aug. 9, 2008. (Xinhua/Yang Lei Photo)
BEIJING, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Chinese strongwoman Chen Xiexia was ranked first in the snatch of the women's 48kg category weightlifting at the Beijing Olympics on Saturday.
Chen snatched 95kg after succeeded in all three attempts. She was highly favored to win the first gold for Chinese delegation at the Beijing Olympics.
