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Back in business: Deng Wei and Shi Zhiyong provide much needed lift for China’s Olympic Games medal tally

Chen Ruolin and Liu Huxia also won the synchronised 10 metre platform diving competition, but there was disappointment for Ning Zetao as the swimmer did not make it to the 100 metre freestyle finals

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Deng Wei of China poses with her gold medal. Photo: Reuters

Chinese athletes got back on their feet on the fourth day of the Olympic Games despite a bumpy start in Rio de Janeiro, clinching three golds and a bronze while setting a new world record in weightlifting.

The country has for now bagged 17 medals in total, behind the US’s 26 medals.

Deng Wei lifted Olympic gold with a world record in the women’s weightlifting 63kg category, after favourite Lin Tzu-chi from Taiwan was banned for reportedly failing a doping test.

The superwoman lifted 147kg in the clean-and-jerk and 115kg in the snatch for a combined 262kg.

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“At first, I was very nervous, because it was my first Olympic Games, but afterwards I won, so I am just super excited. I am very excited with my performance. I have been targeting a gold medal for a long time,” Dong said.

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