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By Sportswriter Liu Yang

ATHENS, Aug. 19 (Xinhuanet) -- Chinese women Hercules Liu Chunhonghas been enjoying a hobby to draw cartoons. While at the Athens Olympic Games, she completed the greatest work in her life, but with the barbell this time.

With three world records in five lifts, Liu Chunhong won the women's 69kg category gold medal Thursday evening, the fourth gold for China in the power sport in Athens after wins by Zhang Guozheng and Shi Zhiyong in the men's competition and Chen Yanqingin the women's.

The victory was not a surprise to all as the teenager had long cast her view at the Athens Olympic Games after a clean sweep of gold medals in the category at the world championships in Vancouver, Canada, where she wrote five world records in the division.
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