Sa Jae-hyouk has won Korea’s first gold medal in weightlifting in 16 years.

In Beijing, the 77-kilogram competitor lifted 163 kilograms in the snatch and 203 kilograms in the clean and jerk for a combined score of 366 kilograms. Li Hongli of China had the same score, but got the silver because of a slightly higher weight before the event.

The last Korean to win a weightlifting gold was Chun Byung-Kwan in 1992.

In soccer, Korea fell out of the Olympic competition despite beating Honduras, 1-0. Kim Dong-jin scored the game’s only goal in the 23rd minute.

Cameroon held Group D leader Italy to a tie, advancing both countries to the knockout stage.

In women’s badminton, the doubles team of Lee Hyo-jung and Lee Kyung-won qualified for the final after beating Japan’s Satoko Suetsuna and Miyuki Maeda, 22-20 and 21-15.

The Lee duo will face Friday the winner of the other semifinal between Du Jing and Yu Yang and Wei Yili and Zhang Yawen. Both teams are from China.

The women's handball team defeated Sweden, 31-23, in its third preliminary match.

The men’s field hockey team beat China, 5-2, in a Pool A game.

The men's baseball team defeated the United States, 8-7.