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

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
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Saudi youth weightlifters take second place at world championships in Peru

Saudi youth weightlifters take second place at world championships in Peru

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