Georgia’s Lasha Talakhadze claims 7th World Weightlifting Champion title
Talakhadze has claimed three gold medals in the +109 kg weight category after lifting 220 kg in snatch, 253 kg in clean and jerk, and 473 kg in total. Photo via Georgian Weightlifting Federation
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Georgia’s Weightlifting Olympic Champion, European Champion and record-breaking athlete Lasha Talakhadze became a seven-time winner of the World Championship on Sunday, after winning the event in Saudi Arabia’s capital city of Riyadh.
Talakhadze has claimed three gold medals in the +109 kg weight category after lifting 220 kg in snatch, 253 kg in clean and jerk, and 473 kg in total.
The Georgian athlete also became a seven-time European Champion in April in Yerevan.
Talakhadze was named the 2022 European Weightlifter of the Year, making him the first Georgian athlete to earn the honour.
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