An Italian threat for Chinese lifter Fabin

CHINA’s Li Fabin is the favourite in the weightlifting men’s 61kg category of the Paris Olympics but watch out too for Italian Sergio Massidda at the South Paris Arena.

Massidda, 22, has weighed in as a major threat after the World Championships in Riyadh last year where he won the snatch (137kg) and overall (302kg) silvers behind reigning Olympics champion Fabin.