The silver was taken by junior world champion Sibel Ozkan of Turkey at 199kg. Chen Wei-Ling of Chinese Taipei settled for the bronze at 196kg.

Defending Olympic champion Nurcan Taylan of Turkey and Pramsiri Bunphithak, silver medalist of 2007 World Championships, both of whom had been tipped as Chen's major rivals at the Games, withdrew from the competition as they failed all three attempts in snatch.

Chen Xiexia of China takes a good snatch lift during the women's 48kg group A competition of weightlifting event at Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at the Beijing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics Gymnasium in Beijing, China, Aug. 9, 2008. [Xinhua]

(CCTV, Xinhua News Agency August 9, 2008)