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LONDON - Maiya Maneza secured Kazakhstan's second gold medal of the London Olympics producing a massive clean and jerk to win the women's 63kg class on Tuesday. Maneza recorded a combined total of 245kg, a new Olympic record. Maneza snatched 110kg to go into the clean and jerk in second spot 2kg behind world champion Svetlana Tsarukaeva of Russia. But any thoughts of the clean and jerk deciding the podium topper were put to bed after Tsarukaeva paid badly for two botched efforts. The Russian bailed out with just 125kg for a total of 237kg. anada's Christine Girard claimed bronze with a total of 236kg.
