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Ota places 13th in men's over 105-kg weightlifting

London, Britain - Japan's Kazuomi Ota is in action to lift 215 kilograms in the second clean and jerk of the men's weightlifting over 105-kg class at ExCeL London at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 7, 2012. Ota lifted a combined total of 400 kg and placed 13th.

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Ota places 13th in men's over 105-kg weightlifting

London, Britain - Japan's Kazuomi Ota successfully lifts 215 kilograms in the second clean and jerk of the men's weightlifting over 105-kg class at ExCeL London at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 7, 2012. Ota lifted a combined total of 400 kg and placed 13th.

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Ota places 13th in men's over 105-kg weightlifting

London, Britain - Japan's Kazuomi Ota raises his fist after successfully lifting 185 kilograms in the third snatch of the men's weightlifting over 105-kg class at ExCeL London at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 7, 2012. Ota lifted a combined total of 400 kg and placed 13th.

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Ota places 13th in men's over 105-kg weightlifting

London, Britain - Japan's Kazuomi Ota hoists 180 kilograms in the first snatch of the men's weightlifting over 105-kg class at ExCeL London at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 7, 2012. Ota lifted a combined total of 400 kg and placed 13th.

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Germany's Steiner wins men's over 105 kg weightlifting

Beijing, China - Germany's Matthias Steiner wins the men's over 105 kg weightlifting at the Beijing Olympic Games on Aug. 19.

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Traditional rice cake lifting event in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - A woman lifts a 90-kilogram rice cake during an annual event at Daigoji Temple in Kyoto's Fushimi Ward on Feb. 23. A total of 74 men and women aged between 12 and 64 competed to see how long they could keep holding up the rice cakes -- a 105-kg cake for men and a 90-kg one for women -- in the event, which has a history of more than 400 years.

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Japan's Nakaga 7th in women's weightlifting

SYDNEY, Australia - Japan's Mari Nakaga hoists 105 kg in the clean and jerk to earn seventh place in the women's 53-kg weightlifting competition at the Sydney Olympics on Sept. 18. Nakaga also snatched 77.5 kg for a total of 182.5 kg at the Sydney Convention Center.

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Germany's Steiner wins men's over 105 kg weightlifting

Beijing, China - Germany's Matthias Steiner wins the men's over 105 kg weightlifting at the Beijing Olympic Games on Aug. 19. (Kyodo)

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Traditional rice cake lifting event in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - A woman lifts a 90-kilogram rice cake during an annual event at Daigoji Temple in Kyoto's Fushimi Ward on Feb. 23. A total of 74 men and women aged between 12 and 64 competed to see how long they could keep holding up the rice cakes -- a 105-kg cake for men and a 90-kg one for women -- in the event, which has a history of more than 400 years. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Nakaga 7th in women's weightlifting

SYDNEY, Australia - Japan's Mari Nakaga hoists 105 kg in the clean and jerk to earn seventh place in the women's 53-kg weightlifting competition at the Sydney Olympics on Sept. 18. Nakaga also snatched 77.5 kg for a total of 182.5 kg at the Sydney Convention Center.