Ilya Ilin of Kazakhstan takes a lift during the men's weightlifting 94kg group A competition at Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, Aug. 17, 2008. Ilya Ilin won the gold medal in the event. [Yang Lei/Xinhua]

Kazakhstan's Ilya Ilin won the gold medal in the men's 94kg weightlifting class at the Beijing Olympics?in Beijing?on Sunday.

Ilin hoisted 180kg in the snatch and 226kg in the clean and jerk for a winning total of 406kg.

Szymon Kolecki of Poland took silver in 403kg and Khadzhimurat Akkaev of Russia grabbed bronze in 402kg.

(Xinhua News Agency August 17, 2008)