Lyu Xiaojun becomes oldest Olympic weightlifting champ at 37

TOKYO (AP) — Age isn't weighing Lyu Xiaojun down. The 37-year-old Chinese weightlifter became the oldest man to win an Olympic gold medal in the sport on Saturday after a tense finish in the men's 81-kilogram category.

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Tokyo Olympics: Lyu Xiaojun oldest weightlifting champ

Lyu Xiaojun becomes oldest Olympic weightlifting champ at 37 – Reading Eagle

Fountain of youth: Lyu Xiaojun becomes oldest Olympic weightlifting champ at 37

Lyu Xiaojun becomes oldest Olympic weightlifting champ at 37

Lyu Xiaojun becomes oldest Olympic weightlifting champ at 37 – Reading Eagle

Lyu Xiaojun becomes oldest Olympic weightlifting champ at 37

Fountain of youth: Lyu Xiaojun becomes oldest Olympic weightlifting champ at 37

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Lyu Xiaojun becomes oldest Olympic weightlifting champ at 37

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