Weightlifter Anastasia Novikova won the first Olympic medal for the Belarusian team on August 10.

The 26-year-old Belarusian athlete lifted 95 kilograms in the snatch and 118 kilograms in the clean and jerk competition.

Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon from Thailand lifted a total of 221 kilograms, pulling off 95 kilograms in the snatch and an Olympic high score of 126 kilograms in the clean and jerk.

Her total was eight kilograms better than Yoon Jin-Hee of South Korea. Yoon Jin-Hee and Anastasia Novikova both lifted 213kg. Yoon got the silver owing to her lower weight at the pre-competition weigh-in.