Georgian weightlifting legend Talakhadze wins world championship

Georgian weightlifting legend Talakhadze wins world championship

Georgian weightlifter Lasha Talakhadze has won the world championship for the fifth time and also broke three records he set himself earlier. 


His Clean and Jerk attempt saw Talakhadze master 267 kg, adding to the 225 kg in Snatch and scoring a combined total of 492 kg.


The competition was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Friday.


Talakhadze, 28, is also a gold medal-winner of two Olympic games.





Georgian weightlifter Lasha Talakhadze has won the world championship for the fifth time and also broke three records he set himself earlier. 


His Clean and Jerk attempt saw Talakhadze master 267 kg, adding to the 225 kg in Snatch and scoring a combined total of 492 kg.


The competition was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Friday.


Talakhadze, 28, is also a gold medal-winner of two Olympic games.