2008 Beijing Olympic Games

Athletes

	Chen Xiexia shrugs off pressure on home turf Hot favorite strongwoman Chen Xiexia shrugged off the pressure of competing in front of the home fans after her first training at the Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (BUAA) in Beijing on Wednesday.

	Mu: I can win gold so long as I go to Olympics "If I can go to the Beijing Olympics, I will definitely beat Jang Mi Ran and win the gold," said Mu Shuangshuang, a Chinese weightlifter and also a world record holder in the women's above 75kg division on Monday.

	Steiner crowned in men's +105kg weightlifting in Pre-Olympic Tournament The "Good Luck" Beijing 2008 International Weightlifting Invitational Tournament ended with German Matthias Steiner's overwhelming victory in the men's +105kg category weightlifting event held on Wednesday evening.

	China's Cao conquers Russians to retain 75kg world titles Cao Lei of China claimed her second consecutive world title in the women's 75kg division after defeating two Russian lifters at the world weightlifting championships yesterday.

	Rookie wins hat-trick in China's golden haul China's made a dream international debut yesterday when he swept all three gold medals in the men's 62kg category at the world weightlifting championships.

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