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Update - After all the Group A action, Sathish Sivalingam has been placed at 11th spot in the 77kgs category in weightlifting at the 2016 Rio Olympics
That's it from the weightlifting arena then. You can tune in to the Indian women's hockey team in action now. Dipika Kumari up later.
The Group A action is still to come later tonight and so none of these lifters are assured a medal. But it is likely that either or both of Colombia's Caicedo and Spain's Mata will get to the podium.
He was one of the more impressive lifters on display, and for a few precious minutes, he also had us believing in the impossible.
Sathish is out of contention for the medals, but what a show this was!
Sathish has lifted 185 before. Should he have stuck to 185? What do you think?
Sathish's score - 329. 3rd placed Mueller's score - 332. If Sathish had gone for 185 kgs instead of 186, he still would have drawn ahead of Mueller into 3rd spot.
And as expected, Caicedo lifts 191 kgs on his first attempt with ease, drawing ahead past the rest of the field into 1st place. Sathish has dropped down to 4th.
He's still at 3rd spot though. However, the Colombian's presence is like a spectre hanging over all other lifters. Everybody knows there is one clear favourite for top spot in this group.
Amazing effort from the 24-year-old. But he just couldn't do it. 181 remains his best lift from Clean and Jerk. Finishes with a total score of 329.
No!!!!!!! Sathish cannot complete that.
Mueller has failed in his attempt at 185 meanwhile, which means that a successful lift for Sathish guarantees him 3rd place.
Can he do it?
Sathish steps up to lift what he has not lifted before!
The Romanian has bowed out too. Sathish still at 3rd place, but the Colombian yet to step up. Will go for an insane 190 kgs on his first attempt itself.
Meanwhile, the Indonesian lifter, Deni, has completed all his attempts, and bows out with a score of 323.
And it's time for the Spanish lifter Mata to step up. Lifts 185 on his first attempt! Him and the Colombian Caicedo look to be on a whole different level from the rest of the field.
His previous best at Clean and Jerk was 185 kgs. He will go all out here.
Sathish to go for 186 on his third attempt! He has never lifted this heavy a weight before.
But more ominously for the India, the Spanish and the Colombian lifter still to come.
Oh Mueller inches ahead with a successful 181 kg lift. Things are getting real heated up here. Mueller 3 points ahead of Sathish on total score.
How long will this lead last though?
Successful! Sathish takes pole position! Score of 329!
Gunning for 181 kgs on his second attempt. Sathish is cranking it up by more than a few notches here!
Mueller on 328 is currently the only lifter ahead of Sathish's 324.
Sathish currently at 2nd place but the Spanish Mata and the Romanian Captari still to come in the Clean and Jerk phase.
Mueller goes for 177. And lifts it. Mueller inches ahead of Sathish.
Has an assured total score now. Currently on 324. How high can he take this up to?
And he is successful!
Sathish will go for a lift of 176 kgs on his first attempt at Clean and Jerk.
How things stand currently
The Indonesian lifter Deni and the Romanian lifter Captari are now ranked below Sathish. How will things change in the Clean and Jerk phase?
Mueller has a score of 151. So that keeps Sathish at 4th spot after the completion of the Snatch phase.
Colombian Caicedo has the highest lift in the Snatch. Has a score of 155. Leads the pack at this stage.
Mata Perez of Spain has managed to lift 153 kgs.
Must move on to the Clean and Jerk phase with a score of 148.
Oh no! Sathish has failed in his last attempt. 153 kg lift not successful.
Sathish's successful lifts mean that he will be going for the highest lift of the event in Snatch - 153 kgs - on his third attempt. Only 2 more lifters will attempt for 153 kgs.
Dumitru Captari of Romania fails to lift 150 kgs in snatch on both his second and third attempt.
Nico Mueller of Germany has gone for his 3rd attempt at snatch. 150 kgs lifted.
First failed lift of the day. Deni of Indonesia fails to lift 149 kgs on his third attempt at snatch.
Sathish lifts 148 kgs on his second attempt, no problem. Will go for his third lift straightaway.
However, he needs to pick up in his subsequent attempts to challenge for the first few spots.
The first rounds of lifts are done.
Sathish has posted an entry weight of 330 kg! Odds stacked against him, but he is clearly going all out.
If the Commonwealth Games are any indication, Sathish has a strong snatch that he can take advantage of. This is his Olympics debut.
10 minutes or so to go till the lifters get into action. Best of luck Sathish!
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Weightlifters in Group B - (to start later tonight)
Mohamed Mahmoud (EGY)
Nijat Rahimov (KAZ)
Andranik Karapetyan (ARM)
Chatuphum Chinnawong (THA)
Jon Wi Choe (PRK)
Lu Xiaojun (CHN)
Alexandr Spac (MDA)
Ibrahim Ramadan Ibrahim Abdelbaki (EGY)
Weightlifters in Group B -
Nico Mueller (GER)
Deni (INA)
Andres Mauricio Caicedo Piedrahita (COL)
Andres Eduardo Mata Perez (ESP)
Dumitru Captari (ROU)
Sathish Kumar Sivalingam (IND)
