Russian weightlifter Oxana Slivenko beat Chinese teenager Xiang Yanmei to win her third title in the women's 69 kilograms at the World Championships on Wednesday.

Gold medalist Oxana Slivenko (C) of Russia, silver medalist Xiang Yanmei (L) of China and bronze medalist Tatiana Matveeva of Russia pose for a photo during the awarding ceremony for the women's 69kg competion at the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships in Paris, France, on Nov. 9, 2011. Slivenko grabbed three gold medals of the snatch, the clean-and-jerk and the total result with 118kg, 148kg and 266kg respectively. (Xinhua/Laurent Zabulon)

The 19-year-old Xiang, who came to Paris at the absence of two-time Olympic champion Liu Chunhong, failed in her final clean-and-jerk effort to lift 151 kg, and had to settle for the silver with a total of 264 kg.

"The reason for my loss is I was not good enough," said Xiang.

"I am still young, and I am improving myself. From this competition, I could see that Slivenko is a little better than me, so I am sure I could beat her in the future," she said.