• Where: Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall. • When: Aug. 14-16, 18-21, 23-25. • Medals: Men compete at 123 pounds (56 kg), 137 pounds (62 kg), 152 pounds (69 kg), 170 pounds (77 kg), 187 pounds (85 kg), 207 pounds (94 kg), 231 pounds (105 kg) and 231 pounds-plus (105 kg-plus). Women compete at 105 1/2 pounds (48 kg), 117 pounds (53 kg), 128 pounds (58 kg), 139 pounds (63 kg), 152 pounds (69 kg), 165 pounds (75 kg), 165 pounds-plus (75 kg). • Outlook: Most of Greece will likely be watching when countrymen Pyrros Dimas (187 pounds) and Kakhi Kakiasvilis (207 pounds) try to become four-time Olympic champions. Only three Olympic athletes have won four golds in same event. Neither is a favorite; Dimas is 32, Kakiasvilis is 35; and both are coming off medal-less performances in the European championships last spring. The big story might again come from one of the smallest competitors -- two-time gold medalist Halil Mutlu of Turkey is only 4-11 but can lift more than 400 pounds. Women's weightlifting returns after debuting in Sydney, and American Tara Cunningham (105 1/2 pounds, 48 kg) goes for a second gold after surprise win in 2000.
Weightlifting
