Hiromi Miyake's bid to land Japan its first medal of the Beijing Olympics fell flat on Saturday after she finished sixth in the 48-kg class of the women's weightlifting program.
Favorite and 2007 world champion Chen Xiexia eased to victory, lifting an Olympic record of 212 kg to give host China its first gold medal on the opening day of full competition in the Chinese capital.
Turkey's Sibel Okzan (199) took the silver and Taiwan's Chen Wei-ling (196) the bronze.