▁the ▁International ▁Olympic ▁Committee ▁as ▁a ▁National ▁Olympic ▁Committee ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁The ▁attend ance ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁games ▁was ▁a ▁decrease ▁from ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁previous ▁appearance ▁at ▁the ▁Games ▁when ▁three ▁athlet es ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁Ath ens . ▁ ▁We ight l ifting ▁ ▁It te ▁Det en amo ▁represented ▁Na uru ▁in ▁the ▁super ▁heavy weight ▁class ▁of ▁weight l ifting . ▁It ▁was ▁his ▁second ▁Olympics ▁appearance ; ▁he ▁was ▁ranked ▁previously ▁ 1 4 th ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁weight ▁category ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Ath ens ▁Olympics . ▁The ▁whole ▁competition ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 9 , ▁but ▁was ▁divided ▁in ▁two ▁parts ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁compet itors . ▁Group ▁B ▁weight l if ters ▁competed ▁at ▁ 1 5 : 3 0 ▁C ST , ▁and ▁Group ▁A , ▁at ▁ 1 9 : 0 0 ▁C ST . ▁The ▁event ▁was ▁the ▁fif teenth ▁and ▁last ▁weight l ifting ▁event ▁to ▁conclude . ▁It te ▁competed ▁in ▁group ▁B ▁of ▁the ▁event ; ▁his ▁highest ▁successfully ▁lifted ▁weight ▁in ▁sn atch ▁was ▁ 1 7 5   kg , ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 6 5 , ▁ 1 7 0 ▁and ▁ 1 7 5   kg , ▁and ▁in ▁clean ▁and ▁j erk ▁his ▁best ▁was ▁ 2 1 0   kg , ▁out ▁of ▁ 2 0 5 ▁and ▁ 2 1 0   kg , ▁he