TOKYO (AP) — The world champion took a gamble, and lost. Simon Martirosyan had two lifts for the Olympic title but failed both, handing the gold medal in…
TOKYO (AP) — The world champion took a gamble, and lost. Simon Martirosyan had two lifts for the Olympic title but failed both, handing the gold medal in weightlifting to Akbar Djuraev of Uzbekistan in the men’s 109-kilogram class on Tuesday. Djuraev failed a clean and jerk at 234 kilograms but returned to lift 237kg and overtake Martirosyan for gold with a total of 430kg. After Djuraev’s failure at 234kg, Martirosyan increased the weight in an apparent attempt to put pressure on Djuraev by making him lift again immediately.
