Taiwanese weightlifter promoted to 1st place in Beijing Olympics

Taiwanese weightlifter Chen Wei-ling (陳葦綾) has officially been promoted to the gold medalist position in the 2008 Beijing Olympics after the previous winner Chen Xiexia of China was disqualified, according to the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF).

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