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Lu Yong of China tries a lift during the men's 85kg group A competition of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games weightlifting event in Beijing, China, Aug. 15, 2008.[Yang Lei/Xinhua Photo]
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Lu Yong claimed the title of the men's 85kg category at the Beijing Olympics on Friday, winning China's eighth weightlifting gold in the Games and ending the history that China has never won gold in the heavyweight categories at Olympics.
The 22-year-old lifted a total of 394kg, beating two-time world champion and Athens silver medalist Andrei Rybakou of Belarus with bodyweight advantage.
"I just want to have a good rest," said the newly-crowned strongman.
Rybakou broke his own world record of total, bettering it by one kilo.
The competition turned out to be the most fierce one since the Olympic weightlifting events began.