Photos: Chen Xiexia of China wins Weightlifting gold

Chen Xiexia of China poses with the gold medal on the podium. (Photo credit: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

In the Women's 48kg, Chen Xiexia of China took the first gold awarded for Weightlifting. The event was held at the Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Gymnasium on Day 1 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

Chen Xiexia of China poses with the gold medal on the podium. (Photo credit: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

Chen Xiexia of China (Photo credit: Clive Rose/Getty Images)

(L-R) Silver medalist Sibel Ozkan of Turkey, gold medalist Chen Xiexia of China and bronze medalist Chen Wei-Ling of Chinese Taipei (Photo credit: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)