Sunday, August 17, 2008

Kazakhstan's Ilin wins Olympic men's 94kg weightlifting gold

Kazakhstan's Ilya Ilin won the gold medal in the men's 94kg weightlifting class at the Beijing Olympics on Sunday.


Gold medalist Ilya Ilin of Kazakhstan poses during the victory ceremony of men's weightlifting 94kg group A competition at Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, Aug. 17, 2008. Ilya Ilin won the gold medal in the event with a total result of 406kg.


Ilya Ilin of Kazakhstan takes a lift during the men's weightlifting 94kg group A competition at Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, Aug. 17, 2008. Ilya Ilin won the gold medal in the event.

Ilin hoisted 180kg in the snatch and 226kg in the clean and jerk for a winning total of 406kg.

Szymon Kolecki of Poland took silver in 403kg and Khadzhimurat Akkaev of Russia grabbed bronze in 402kg.

Source: Xinhua

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