China's Shi Zhiyong celebrates during the men's 69kg final of weightlifting at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 9, 2016. Shi Zhiyong won the gold medal. (Xinhua/Cheng Min)

Shi Zhinyong won the third weightlifting gold medal for China as he lifted a total of 352kg in the men's 69kg category here on Tuesday. Shi, winner at the world championships in 2015, snatched 162kg and jerked 190kg for the gold.

Daniyar Ismayilov of Turkey claimed the silver at 351kg and the bronze went to Izzat Artykov of Kazakhstan with a total of 339kg.

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