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Talakhadze, who won a gold at the 2016 Rio Games in the same category, lifted 223 kg for the snatch and 265 kg for the clean and jerk to also break his own world records in the two categories. ....
Talakhadze breaks weightlifting records; Syria wins medal Today 02:49 am JST Today | 07:49 am JST TOKYO Lasha Talakhadze pumped everyone up with three world records on the final day of Olympic competition in weightlifting. The defending champion from Georgia lifted 223 kilograms in the snatch and 265kg in the clean and jerk for a total 488kg on Wednesday. All three figures broke his own world records in the over-109kg men’s superheavyweight category. Ali Davoudi of Iran was left in second place by the vast margin of 47kg. Even Talakhadze’s starting lifts were more than anyone else attempted, which meant he had to lift three times back-to-back in each half of the competition. ....
Traditionally for Iran, sports like wrestling and weightlifting are among the country's proudest traditions and the Summer Olympics present the perfect opportunity for Iranian athletes to show what they can do on the international stage. ....
Olympic roundup by Compiled from Democrat-Gazette press services | Today at 2:25 a.m. Florian Wellbrock, center, of Germany, celebrates his gold medal as he is flanked by silver medalist Kristof Rasovszky, left, of Hungary, and bronze medalist Gregorio Paltrinieri, of Italy, during a victory ceremony for the men s marathon swimming event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) TRACK & FIELD Holloway upset in hurdles Hansle Parchment of Jamaica won gold in the 110-meter hurdles by overtaking American Grant Holloway near the end. Holloway, the world champion, was in front through nine out of the 10 hurdles, but suddenly faded on the last. Parchment flew past him to add an Olympic gold to the bronze medal he won at the 2012 London Games. Parchment won in his season s best time of 13.04 seconds. Holloway took silver in 13.09 and another Jamaican, Ronald Levy, had the bronze in 13.10 seconds. ....