Kim Kwang-hoon (C) of South Korea, Liao Hui (L) of China and Pang Kum Chol of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) pose on the podium during the awarding ceremony for the men's 77kg weightlifting at the 2009 East Asian Games in Hong Kong, south China, on Dec. 9, 2009.[Song Zhenping/Xinhua]