Muthu ends up fifth, out of medal contention

Sydney: India's Thandavamurthy Muthu put himself out of contention in the medal race by finishing fifth in Group 'B' of the men's weightlifting competition in the Olympic Games on Saturday.

Muthu lifted 105.0 in his very first attempt in snatch and achieved 135.0 in the third attempt in clean and jerk to finish fifth in the group with an aggregate of 245.0 this afternoon.

The final positions will be known only after the competitions are held in Group 'A' in the evening. Muthu's fifth-position finish has put him out of the race for medals as his overall position can only go down further and not up.