2008 Beijing Olympic Weightlifting Competitions started at 10; 00 in BUAA Gymnasium by competing of women in 48kg. Category today Saturday, August 9 , 2008. In these battles 170 men athletes and 90 women athletes will be present that they will fight over gaining 45 gold, silver and bronze medals within a ten-day competition.
From Asia continent, 77 weightlifters will attend in Beijing Olympic Weightlifting Competitions from that 49 athletes are male and 28 athletes are female. In Men's section the Asian countries quotas will be as below:
China 6 peoples , South Korea 5 peoples , Kazakhstan 5 peoples , North Korea 4 peoples , Indonesia 4 peoples , Thailand 3 peoples , Iran 3 peoples , Japan 3 peoples , Chinese Taipei 3 peoples , Uzbekistan 2 peoples , Turkmenistan 2 peoples , Kyrgyzstan 1 people , Saudi Arab 1 people , Nepal 1 people , Seri Lanka 1 people , Tajikistan 1 people Malaysia 1 people Qatar 1 people Syria 1 people and Vietnam 1 people.
In women's section the Asian countries quotas will be as below:
China 4 peoples , South Korea 4 peoples , Thailand 4 peoples, Kazakhstan 4 peoples , Japan 3 peoples, North Korea 3peoples , Chinese Taipei 2 peoples Indonesia 1 people , Vietnam 1 people , Mongolia 1 people and Philippine 1 people.
In fact, after China which is the host of the Competitions and has 10 men and women representatives, the countries of South Korea and Kazakhstan with 9 representatives have allocated the most men and women weightlifters to themselves among the Asian countries presented in 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
In the last occasions, before beginning the Competitions, it is said that the result of Doping test of Indian Lifter was positive. It is expected the Asian weightlifters can obtain between 15 up to 20 different colorful medals in this Olympic Challenges.
09/08/2008
