3 August 2021
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Tokyo 2020: Akbar Juraev is the champion and record holder of the Olympic Games
Our weightlifter Akbar Juraev won a gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
In the snatch exercise, he showed a result of 193 kg and was 2 kg behind his main competitor Simon Martirosyan. However, in the push exercise, he beat Martirosyan by a large margin and won the Tokyo 2020 gold. Also, Juraev has updated the Olympic record! The result of the double event is 430 kg!
The National Olympic Committee of Uzbekistan sincerely congratulates Akbar Juraev, his family and friends, the weightlifting Federation of the country, as well as the fans on their victory. We wish the same success to other Uzbek athletes. Forward, Uzbekistan!
