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  1. Koanda wins Norway's first weightlifting medal since 1972published at 22:03 10 August 2024

    Solfrid KoandaImage source, Getty Images

    Norway's Solfrid Koanda put in a dominant performance to secure the inaugural Olympic 81kg women's weightlifting title at Paris 2024 on Saturday.

    Koanda lifted a snatch of 121kg and a clean and jerk Olympic record of 152kg to set a new Olympic record total of 275kg and become only the second Norwegian to win a weightlifting title and first for 52 years.

    Egypt's Sara Ahmed finished with a total of 268kg to grab the silver, narrowly beating Ecuador's Neisi Dajomes who took bronze.

    Lasha Talakhadze of Georgia won gold in the men's over 102kg weightlifting.

    Varazdat Lalayan of Armenia took silver and Gor Minasyan of Bahrain claimed bronze.

  2. Nasar wins 89kg gold with world record liftpublished at 21:21 9 August 2024

    Karlos NasarImage source, Reuters

    Bulgaria's Karlos Nasar set a world record as he claimed gold in the men's 89kg weightlifting on Friday.

    The 20-year-old improved his own clean and jerk record to 224kg, which contributed to a record total of 404kg.

    Colombia's Yeison Lopez took silver with 390kg while Italy's Antonino Pizzolato claimed a second straight bronze (384kg).

    Olivia Reeves won the women's 71kg title, with the 21-year-old American registering a total of 262kg.

    Colombia's Mari Sanchez was second with 257kg while Ecuador's Angie Palacios finished third (256kg).