Karlos Nasar

Bulgaria weightlifter wins gold 15 months since a hotel sink fell and severed an Achilles tendon

After undergoing emergency surgery and missing six months, he returned in December and set the clean and jerk world record that he surpassed in this event
The 21-year-old Nasar lifted 180 kilograms in the snatch and a world record 224 in the clean and jerk to become champion in his Olympic debut

By AP · 09 August 2024