In a major sports competition like the Olympic Games, spectators enjoy not only the fierce rivalry between the competitors, but also sports' attendant idiosyncrasies.

In the women's 58-kilo division weightlifting, more than 3,000 local and overseas fans packed the Beijing University of Aeronautics.

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SOMJIT  JONGJOHOR

Event: Boxing (51-kilo flyweight)
Date of birth: January 19, 1975
Birthplace: Buri Ram
Achievements: Gold in 2003 World Championships, 13th Asian Games, 2003, 2005, 2007 SEA Games, 2008 President Cup and silver in 2006 Doha Asian Games.
Toughest opponents: Cuban Andry Laffita Hernanez, silver medallist in the 2005 World Championships, French Jerome Thomas, bronze in Sydney and silver in Athens, Korean Lee Ok-sung, 2005 world champion.

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The medals are designed with inspiration coming from ‘bi’, China’s ancient jade piece inscribed with a dragon pattern. They symbolise nobility and virtue and are the embodiment of traditional Chinese values of ethics and honour.
The medals are 70mm in diameter and 6mm in
thickness.