LONDON (AP) — Maiya Maneza has won Kazakhstan’s second weightlifting gold medal in London and set an Olympic record in the women’s 63-kilogram category.
Svetlana Tsarukaeva of Russia got the silver medal Tuesday, and Canada’s Christine Girard took bronze.
Maneza was second after lifting 110 kilograms in the snatch but rose to first place by taking 135 kilograms in her first clean and jerk for a total weight of 245 kilograms, an Olympic record.
