Georgian wins first gold at Rio Olympic Games, sets new world record
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Georgian weightlifter Lasha Talakhadze, 22, has won the first gold for his country at the Rio Olympic Games and set a new world record in the clean and jerk.
The competition started at 2am this morning and continued for about two hours.
Talakhadze was competing in the 105kg category.
At the 2016 Olympics, the weightlifter completed a snatch of 215kg, breaking the world record of 214kg set by Iranian Behdad Salimi, who then took the record back with a lift of 216 kg. The Georgian athlete then completed a clean and jerk of 258kg to set a new world record of 473kg and with this he won the gold medal.
At the same competition fellow Georgian weightlifter in the same 105kg category, Irakli Turmanidze, 32, won bronze.
Lasha Talakhadze (L) and Irakli Turmanidze after winning their Olympic medals.
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Georgian weightlifter Lasha Talakhadze, 24, has won a gold medal at the World championship in the United States and set a new world record, improving his own record. In the snatch he was able to complete 210, 215 and 220 kg lifts and in the clean and jerk - 243, 250 and 254 kg lifts.