The women's 63 kilograms weightlifting event was the fourth women's event at the
weightlifting
Weightlifting generally refers to activities in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells or barbells. People lift various kinds of weights for a variety of different reasons. These may include various types of competition; promo ...
competition, with competitors limited to a maximum of 63 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 12, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B weightlifters competed at 12:30, and Group A, at 15:30. This event was the sixth Weightlifting event to conclude.
Each lifter performed in both the
snatch and
clean and jerk lifts, with the final score being the sum of the lifter's best result in each. The athlete received three attempts in each of the two lifts; the score for the lift was the heaviest weight successfully lifted.
Schedule
All times are China Standard Time
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(UTC+8
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Records
Results
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Irina Nekrassova
Irina Nekrassova (born 1 March 1988) is a female weightlifter from Kazakhstan.
Career
At the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships she ranked 9th in the 69 kg category, lifting 228 kg in total.
She initially won the silver medal in ...
of
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...
originally finished second, but was disqualified after she tested positive for
stanozolol
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.
References
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