BEIJING - AUGUST 08: Weightlifter Bakhyt Akhmetov of Kazakhstan carries his nation's flag during the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at the National Stadium on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China.

BEIJING - AUGUST 19: Grzegorz Kleszcz of Poland completes his final lift to win the silver medal in the Men's 105 kg group weightlifting event at the Beijing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics Gymnasium on Day 11 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 19, 2008 in Beijing, China.

BEIJING - AUGUST 09: Melanie Noel of France competes in the Women's 48kg Group A Weightlifting event held at the Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Gymnasium on Day 1 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 9, 2008 in Beijing, China.

BEIJING - AUGUST 15: Mansurbek Chashemov of Uzbekistan competes in the men's 85kg weightlifting event at the Beijing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics Gymnasium on Day 7 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 15, 2008 in Beijing, China.

BEIJING - AUGUST 16: Mariam Usman of Nigeria competes in the women's +75kg group A weightlifting event at the Beijing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics Gymnasium on Day 8 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 16, 2008 in Beijing, China.

BEIJING - AUGUST 13: Krzysztof Szramiak of Poland competes in the men's 77kg weightlifting event at the University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Gymnasium during Day 5 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 13, 2008 in Beijing, China.