It was a Herculean lift — and Om Yun Chol is crediting former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. Om joined an exclusive group of weightlifters on Sunday to have lifted three times their body weight in the clean and jerk. "How can any man possibly lift 168kg? I believe the great Kim Jong Il looked over me," according to the internal news agency at the Olympic Games. "I am very happy and give thanks to our Great Leader for giving me the strength ... It is all because of him." — Luke Meredith — Twitter http://twitter.com/LukeMeredithAP ___ EDITOR'S NOTE — "Eyes on London" shows you the Olympics through the eyes of Associated Press journalists across the 2012 Olympic city and around the world. Follow them on Twitter where available with the handles listed after each item, and get even more AP updates from the Games here: http://twitter.com/AP_Sports
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Jul. 29 10:22 AM EDT
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North Korea's Om Yun Chol lifts during the men's 56-kg, group B, weightlifting competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 29, 2012, in London. Om joined an exclusive group of weightlifters who have lifted three times their body weight. Om, who stands just 1.52 meters tall, also set an Olympic record when he cleared 168 kilograms in the clean and jerk in the men's 56-kilogram category. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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