Olympics: Weightlifting Pictures

Turkish Olympic weightlifting champion Nurcan Taylan who won gold in the 48kg event at the Athens Olympics, practices at the Beijing Aeronautics University Gymnasium which will host the weightlifting events during the Beijing Olympics, on July 31, 2008. In an awesome display at the Athens Games, Taylan lifted more than double her body weight and set new world records in the snatch and overall total to derail China's bid to repeat their Sydney Olympics feat of winning all four gold medals available to them. AFP PHOTO/Mark RALSTON (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)

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Turkish Olympic weightlifting champion Nurcan Taylan who won gold in the 48kg event at the Athens Olympics, practices at the Beijing Aeronautics University Gymnasium which will host the weightlifting events during the Beijing Olympics, on July 31, 2008. In an awesome display at the Athens Games, Taylan lifted more than double her body weight and set new world records in the snatch and overall total to derail China's bid to repeat their Sydney Olympics feat of winning all four gold medals available to them. AFP PHOTO/Mark RALSTON (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)

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Cheerleaders practise their routine at the weightlifting venue ahead of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games July 31, 2008. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside (CHINA) (BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008 PREVIEW)

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U.S. Olympic weightlifter Natalie Woolfolk, of Arnold, Md.,works out at the United States' training facility at Beijing Normal University Wednesday, July 30, 2008, in Beijing.. Woolfolk holds all American records in the 63-kg (139 pound) weight class. Fellow weightlifters Carrissa Gump, at left in pink, and Melanie Roach look on. Man at rear is unidentified. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

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U.S. Olympic weightlifter Natalie Woolfolk, of Arnold, Md.,works out at the United States' training facility at Beijing Normal University Wednesday, July 30, 2008, in Beijing.. Woolfolk holds all American records in the 63-kg (139 pound) weight class. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

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U.S. weightlifter Carissa Gump of Essex Junction, Vt., chats with a teammate at the United States' training facility at Beijing Normal University, Wednesday, July 30, 2008, in Beijing.. Gump will compete in the 63 kg (139 pound) weight class. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

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U.S. weightlifter Melanie Roach of Bonney Lake, Wash., chats with a teammate at the United States' training facility at Beijing Normal University, Wednesday, July 30, 2008, in Beijing.. Roach, who is listed at 119 pounds, will compete in the 59 kg (130 pound) weight class.. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

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U.S. weightlifter Cheryl Haworth of Savannah, Ga., snaps a photo while giving encouragement to a teammate working out at the United States' training facility at Beijing Normal University, Wednesday, July 30, 2008, in Beijing. Haworth was a bronze medalist at the 2000 Olympics and placed 6th in 2004. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

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U.S. Olympic weightlifter Natalie Woolfolk, of Arnold, Md.,works out at the United States training facility at Beijing Normal University Wednesday, July 30, 2008, in Beijing. Woolfolk holds all American records in the 63-kg weight class. Fellow weightlifters Carrissa Gump, at left in pink, and Melanie Roach look on. Man at rear is unidentified. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

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U.S. Olympic weightlifter Natalie Woolfolk, of Arnold, Md.,works out at the United States training facility at Beijing Normal University Wednesday, July 30, 2008, in Beijing. Woolfolk holds all American records in the 63-kg weight class. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

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