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Paris 2024 | Olympic Games

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Watch all the Olympic Gold Medal moments from Georgia at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

Tokyo 2020 | Olympic Games

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National Anthems | The Gold Medal Moments of Georgia in Tokyo

A truly medal-worthy performance from L Talakhadze. Take a look at one of their greatest moments!

Lasha TALAKHADZE

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Medal Moment | Tokyo 2020: Weightlifting Men's +109kg - L Talakhadze (GEO)

A record 606 athletes from 100 countries will compete at the 2019 IWF World Weightlifting Championships in Pattaya, Thailand from 18-27 September.
There are three gold medals up for grabs in each weight class - one in the snatch, one in the clean and jerk, and one for the total

IWF World Championships - Pattaya

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All you need to know about the World Weightlifting Championships

Rio 2016 | Olympic Games

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Weightlifting: Men's +105kg | Rio 2016 Replays

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Weightlifting: Men's 105kg | Rio 2016 Replays

All the Olympic highlights from Georgia, set to the national anthem.

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National anthem: The best of Georgia in Rio

The clash of the heavyweight lifters sees defending champion Behdad Salimikordasiabi take on world champion Lasha Talakhadze.

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Lift Off - when one world record is not enough

Lasha Talakhadze wins gold for Georgia in the men's +105kg weightlifting at the Olympic Games Rio 2016.

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Talakhadze wins gold in Men's Weightlifting

Georgia's Lasha Talakhadze lifts a world record combined 473kg to take gold in the men's +105kg weightlifting competion in Rio.

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New world record for Talakhadze

United States of America

Simone

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Sweden

Armand

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Mikaela

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Ilia

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Saturday night in Paris saw a celebratory atmosphere at the South Paris Arena for the men’s +102kg weightlifting final. And it was Georgia’s Lasha Talakhadze defending his gold medal at the Olympic Games Paris 2024. The three-time Olympic champion took the win with a 215kg snatch and the heaviest clean

Lasha Talakhadze of Team Georgia reacts after performing a snatch in the weightlifting men's +102kg final

Lasha Talakhadze of Team Georgia

Lasha Talakhadze wins back-to-back gold in men’s +102kg

The best lifters on the planet are about to descend upon Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, for the 2023 IWF World Weightlifting Championships from 4-17 September, which will be broadcast live on Olympic Channel.
This is one of two mandatory qualifying events for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the

Indonesia's four-time Olympic medallist Eko Yuli Irawan will compete at the 2023 IWF World Championships in Riyadh

IWF World Weightlifting Championships 2023: Preview, full schedule, and how to watch the Paris 2024 Olympic qualifier live

The strongest weightlifters in the world will gather in Bogota, Colombia for the 2022 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships.
The stakes will be as high as ever at the event scheduled for December 5-16, as it’s the first qualifying tournament for lifters on the road to Paris 2024 Olympics.

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - JULY 31: A detailed view of the arm of Jack Simon Oliver of Team England competes during the Men's 73kg Final on day three of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games at NEC Arena on July 31, 2022 on the Birmingham, England. (Photo by Eddie Keogh/Getty Images)

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2022 World Weightlifting Championships: Top things you need to know about the Olympic qualifier

Four world records headlined an outstanding weightlifting event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
China’s Shi Zhiyong set the first world record in the 73kg class to win his second Olympic gold medal.
Lasha Talakhadze of Georgia wrapped up competition in style, breaking three world records as he heaved to

TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 28: Zhiyong Shi of Team China competes during the Weightlifting - Men's 73kg Group A on day five of the Tokyo Olympic Games at Tokyo International Forum on July 28, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

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What we learned: Weightlifting wrap-up from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Lasha Talakhadze was way ahead of the competition but kept going to see just how far he could go. Turns out he could go three-world-records far.
The Georgian snatched 223kg, the first world record, then lifted 265kg in the clean and jerk, the second world's best, which couldn't help but

Lasha Talakhadze of Team Georgia competes during the Weightlifting - Men's 109kg+ Group A on day twelve of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo International Forum on August 04, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Lasha Talakhadze

Lasha Talakhadze takes weightlifting gold with three world records

A record total of over 650 athletes from 91 countries will compete at the IWF Weightlifting World Championships in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, from 1–10 November.
The championships is the first event in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games qualifying cycle and new weight categories introduced for this year mean world records will

IWF World Championships - Ashgabat

Weightlifting.

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Paris 2024

Tokyo 2020

Rio 2016

This session includes the Men's +102kg competition which took place at the South Paris Arena 6 on 10/08/24. Lasha Talakhadze (GEO) won Gold, Varazdat Lalayan (ARM) won Silver and Gor Minasyan (BRN) won Bronze.

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The Men's Weightlifting +102kg contest was held on 10/08/2024 at South Paris Arena, Paris. Lasha Talakhadze (GEO) claimed the Gold, Varazdat Lalayan (ARM) Silver and Gor Minasyan (BRN) completed the podium.

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Men's +102kg | Weightlifting  | Olympic Games Paris 2024

This event took place on 04/08/2021 at the Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo. Talakhadze (GEO) claimed Gold, Davoudi (IRI) Silver and Asaad (SYR) completed the podium

Lasha TALAKHADZE

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