In his first Olympic Games, Chinese weightlifter Shi Zhiyong was quite awesome in the 62kg bantamweight division, setting an Olympic record in the snatch of 152.5kg.

• 中国举重选手石智勇是第一次参加奥运会，但他在最轻量级的62公斤级比赛中表现异常惊人，以152.；5公斤的抓举成绩创造了新的奥运记录。