Akbar Djuraev (Uzbekistan) wins Silver at the Paris 2024 Olympics in the Men’s 102 kg Category
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Djuraev Akbar added an Olympic silver medal to his impressive achievements in the Men’s 102 kg category at the 2024 Paris Olympics, lifting a total of 404 kg. Akbar is no stranger to the Olympics – he won gold in the 109 kg category back in Tokyo 2020.
This established him as one of the favorites to win, but he ultimately fell short by only 2 kg of the gold medal.
Snatch
Djuraev started the competition with a high 180 kg, showing great form and eagerness. On his second attempt, Akbar went with 5 kg more, and managed the 185 kg snatch without issues. Unfortunately, on his last attempt, Djuraev went for an 189 kg snatch which proved too much for him today and failed.
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Duraev finished the snatch with 2 out of 3 attempts successful and in third place on the table.
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Clean and Jerk
In the clean and jerk, on his first attempt, Akbar Djuraev went for 219 kg (1 kilo less than Liu Huanhua) and succeeded effortlessly. However, after a dramatic two failed attempts (224 kg, and 232 kg) Djuraev finished with a total of 404 kg, netting him 2nd place.
Had he successfully repeated the 224 kg from his 2nd attempt, Djuraev might’ve added another Olympic gold to his arsenal. Regardless, with each of the athletes vying for the podium, each of the lifts proved crucial in this tightly contested category!
At 24 years old and already a seasoned competitor, the Uzbekistani weightlifter’s performance at Paris 2024 was nothing less but a testament to his skill and determination to the sport.
In the end, the gold was snatched by Liu Huanhua from the People’s Republic of China, while the bronze medal went to Yauheni Tsikhantsou, with each of them scoring a total of 406 kg and 402 kg, respectively.
Read the full report about each day of the Weightlifting at 2024 Olympics prepared by our media team. Don’t miss the opportunity to stay updated and follow this great event in the Olympic weightlifting world with us from the very beginning till the end!
Detailed results of each day:
- 2024 Olympic Games, Day 1 Recap – Women’s 49 kg
- 2024 Olympic Games, Day 1 Recap – Men’s 61 kg
- 2024 Olympic Games, Day 2 Recap – Women’s 59 kg
- 2024 Olympic Games, Day 2 Recap – Men’s 73 kg
- 2024 Olympic Games, Day 3 Recap – Women’s 71 kg
- 2024 Olympic Games, Day 3 Recap – Men’s 89 kg
- 2024 Olympic Games, Day 4 Recap – Men’s 102 kg
- 2024 Olympic Games, Day 4 Recap – Women’s 81 kg
- 2024 Olympic Games, Day 4 Recap – Men’s +102 kg
- 2024 Olympic Games, Day 5 Recap – Women’s +81 kg
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Author: Tanya Shaiko
News Editor, Olympic Lifting Enthusiast
Best Results: Snatch – 61 kg,
C&J – 78 kg
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