91.   Perez dumped world silver medallist German Frank Moeller in the third round.

92.   Pankratov came home nearly five metres clear of Kiwi silver medallist Danyon Loader.

93.   Russia and South Korea, silver medallists at Buffalo, secured berths in the quarter-finals with their two straight wins for four points in Group C.

94.   Samuel Matete, the silver medallist in Atlanta, finished third.

95.   Silver medallist Marc Huster of Germany set a new clean and jerk world record.

96.   Silver medallist Kim and third placed Feri chose not at attend the press conference to air their views on the competition.

97.   The Canadians delivered a dynamic and humourous routine which looked set to put them ahead of Olympic silver medallists Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze of Russia.

98.   The major losers in the second heat were world silver medallist Bruny Surin of Canada and Jon Drummond of the United States.