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Lasha Talakhadze Owns the Olympic Weightlifting Platform in Tokyo

On the practice platform, the world's greatest weightlifter is snatching 220 kg, and clean and jerking 255 kg with ease.

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Written by Douglas Perry Last updated on July 26, 2021

Giorgi Tchintcharauli, the doctor of the Georgian national weightlifting team, has posted video of Lasha Talakhadze’s practice sessions at the Tokyo Olympics and it should be enough to send every one of his competitors packing for home.

Giorgi Tchintcharauli, the doctor of the Georgian national weightlifting team, has posted video of Lasha Talakhadze’s practice sessions at the Tokyo Olympics and it should be enough to send every one of his competitors packing for home.

Talakhadze is the most dominant lifter of his generation and he is pushing beyond the limits of what people thought was possible in weightlifting, creating a groundswell of hope among enthusiasts who would like to see him be the first person to break the 500 kg total barrier.

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In practice at Tokyo, Talakhadze is snatching 220 kg and clean and jerking 255 kg, doing the latter for 2 reps. Sure, that’s still 25 kg short of the magic 500 but the man is hardly breaking a sweat.

Talakhadze holds the world records in both lifts, 222 kg and 267 kg respectively. His competition total, another world record, is 485 kg, although his individual records would, if they occurred at the same event, take him up to 489 kg.

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The guy is 27 years old and you have to believe that he is not anywhere near his peak in the sport. If there was a sure thing at the Olympics this year it would be Lasha Talakhadze.

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About Douglas Perry

Douglas Perry is a journalist who turned his passion for technology into his profession more than 20 years ago. Since then, he followed, reviewed, and wrote about trends and products that define our mobile lifestyle today. He helped create several technology publications in Europe as well as the US in the past; these days, Douglas earns his living as a technology product and content strategist.

Three teenage athletes at home keep him busy during his free time, but have allowed him to get just enough training time in to remain competitive in road cycling and swimming. Less frequently than he would want to, Douglas manages to squeeze a Criterium ride in his schedule, and occasionally a casual bike race and a 5K with his kids.

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