Kazakhstan's Nijat Rahimov smashed the clean and jerk world record by four kilogrammes to stun Chinese superstar Lyu Xiaojun and grab Olympic gold in the men's 77kg weightlifting in Rio Wednesday Aug 10,2016
Kazakhstan's Nijat Rahimov lifted 214 kg to add to his snatch score of 165, making a combined total of 379.
That was the same total asChina's Lyu Xiaojun but Kazakhstan's Nijat Rahimov won by virtue of being lighter
It was Kazakhstan's first weightlifting gold of the Games and sparked wild celebrations amongst their coaching staff at the Riocentro 2 Pavilion.
Kazakhstan's involvement in the weightlifting had been in major doubt in the run-up to the Games due to a number of high-profile positive doping cases.
The IWF, which issued blanket bans to Russia and Bulgaria, had warned that the Kazakhs could face the same fate.
But the International Olympic Committee was unable to complete re-testing of samples from the Beijing and London Games in time, freeing Kazakhstan to compete
Kazakhstan's Rahimov Nijat clinched the gold with a total lift of 379kg (165+214), while China's Lyu Xiaojun and Mahmoud Mohamed were second and third with a total of 379kg (177+202) and 361kg (165+196)
Sathish Sivalingam Knocked out, Indian Lifters End Campaign
National record holder Sivalingam lifted 148kg in snatch and 181kg in clean and jerk for a total of 329kg to finish fourth in the six-lifter Group B category competition.
After the Group A competition was over, he stood overall 11th in the field of 14 lifters.
Sivalingam, who had a won gold in the 2014 Commonwealth Games, holds the national record of 336kg (149+187) in men's 77kg.
Group B is meant for lower-ranked competitors who have registered lower entry weights and by finishing fourth even in this category, Sivalingam has no chance to be on the podium.
Group A of the same event is competed among higher-ranked lifters who have registered with higher entry weights.
Kazakhstan's Rahimov Nijat clinched the gold with a total lift of 379kg (165+214), while China's Lyu Xiaojun and Mahmoud Mohamed were second and third with a total of 379kg (177+202) and 361kg (165+196) in Group A event.
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