Chinese 1st gold medallist's parents cheer for daughter
2008-08-09 13:02:57 GMT2008-08-09 21:02:57 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English
Chen Xiexia's parents cheer for their daughter's winning at home in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, Aug. 9, 2008. China's weightlifting player Chen Xiexia won the first gold for the Chinese Delegation Saturday with a total of 212kg, a new Olympic record at the women's 48kg weightlifting event of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. (Xinhua/Lu Hanxin)
Chen Xiquan, Chen Xiexia's father, receives the congratulatory calls after watching the live broadcast of the Olympic weightlifting competition at home in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, Aug. 9, 2008. China's weightlifting player Chen Xiexia won the first gold for the Chinese Delegation Saturday with a total of 212 kilos at the women's 48kg weightlifting competition of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. (Xinhua/Lu Hanxin)
Gold medalist Chen Xiexia of China shows the gold medal at the awarding ceremony of the women's 48kg weightlifting event at Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at the Beijing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics Gymnasium in Beijing, China, Aug. 9, 2008. Chen won the first gold for the Chinese Delegation with a total of 212 kilos. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)
Serena Ortolani of Italy competes during women's volleyball Preliminary Pool B against Russia at Beijing Olympic Games at Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium in Beijing, China, Aug. 9, 2008. Italy beat Russia 3-1. (Xinhua/Wang Jianhua)
BEIJING, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of the women's 48kg category weightlifting at Beijing Olympics on Saturday:
1. Chen Xiexia, China, 212kg
2. Sibel Ozkan, Turkey, 199kg
3. Chen Wei-Ling, Chinese Taipei, 196kg
4. Im Jyounghwa, South Korea, 196kg
5. Pensiri Laosirikul, Thailand, 195kg
6. Hiromi Miyake, Japan, 185kg
7. Melanie Noel, France, 177kg
8. Misaki Oshiro, Japan, 172kg
