Seventeen-year-old Long Qingquan of China became the new Olympic champion of the Men's Weightlifting 56 kilogram class after lifting a total weight of 292kg on August 10.
The competition favorite, Cha Kum Chol of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, missed his first two attempts in the Snatch trying to lift 128kg. He finally succeeded after the last attempt, but already trailed behind Eko Yuli Irawan of Indonesia who lifted 130kg after three attempts.
Vietnam's Hoang Anh Tuan had the best start of the day, lifting 126kg right after stepping on the floor. However, it took him two attempts to achieve the same result as Irawan, 130kg.
The final was destined to be the show of 17-year old Chinese wonder kid Long Qingquan. Long was the only lifter who didn't stumble at 130kg. After three attempts, he lifted 132kg which was the new junior world record for the Snatch.
Long set the tone for the Clean and Jerk by lifting 155kg with his first attempt, but was quickly matched by Hoang and Irawan. Long went on to a decisive finish at 160kg, putting great pressure on the other lifters. Hoang tried to respond with the same weight, but only succeeded after his third attempt. Irawan spent all his remaining attempts on 158kg and succeeded.
In the end, Long won the final with a total weight of 292kg, which is another world junior record. Runner-up Hoang Anh Tuan became the second Vietnamese athlete ever to win an Olympic medal, and bronze medalist Eko Yuli Irawan grabbed the third Olympic Weightlifting medal in his country's history.
DPRK's Cha Kum Chol placed fifth with a total weight of 283kg, two kilograms behind fourth place Yang Chin-Yi of Chinese Taipei.
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