Latvian weightlifter Viktors Scerbatihs could participate in the 2012 London Olympics, the athlete himself said in an interview to the International Weightlifting Federation's (IWF) web-site.
''If all goes well, it is possible I will lift in London 2012 as well,'' said the 34-year-old Latvian weightlifter, who added that he is training for the 2009 World Weightlifting Championships in South Korea.
The current World and four-time European Champion Scerbatihs admitted that working in the Latvian Parliament and the Education and Science Ministry's Sports Department forces him to adjust his practice schedule during the week, however, he said that he has a full training schedule on the weekends.
Speaking about his results at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, where he won the bronze medal, Latvia's best weightlifter admitted that his result in the clean and jerk (242kg) was a disappointment.
''My result in snatch (206kg) was satisfactory, but clean and jerk (242kg) was a disappointment. Winning the bronze medal was OK, but I had my sight for the gold medal,'' said Scerbatihs.
As reported, Scerbatihs took home the bronze medal for Latvia at last summer's Beijing Olympics – in the 105 plus kilogram category, which was the long-awaited first medal for Latvia at the games.
In the snatch competition, Scerbatihs was in third place with 206 kilograms, and scored 242 in clean and jerk for a 448 total.
Germany's Matthias Steiner won the gold medal, while Russia's Yevgeniy Chigishev took the silver.
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