Meanwhile in Rio …
Ruslan Nurudinov wins Gold snatching 194kg and clean and jerking 237kg!
Simon Martirosyan Silver!! Alexandr Zaichikov Bronze!
194kg Snatch Video
237kg Clean & Jerk Video
Best of Olympic Weightlifting
Best of Olympic Weightlifting
Meanwhile in Rio …
Ruslan Nurudinov wins Gold snatching 194kg and clean and jerking 237kg!
Simon Martirosyan Silver!! Alexandr Zaichikov Bronze!
I would have loved to see a 250 from Ilya though
Strong Nurudinov, in one of the least competitive categories at the Olympics.
His snatch was also very stable, 197kg were totally doable even at this event. And he is 24, I think he has the potential to get to WR territory at some point, with ~198/~240 or so. Of course if he stays away from troubles with you-know-which authorities.
Dont forget about Simon Martyrosyan! Even younger and progressing really nicely.
I love that he earned silver.
Yes, Martirosyan is definitely very promising, hope he will keep progressing so well and we can soon see some competition in this category again after shooting out Ilyin and the Russians.
There is one more thing I like specifically about Nurudinov – he is 186cm which looks somehow more “normal”. I’m absolutely not saying that Ilyin or Aramnau are not phenomenal athletes at 173-175cm in 105 kg but let’s call it my personal perception.
The weightlifters are carrying on like a bunch of powerlifters.
even though it is sad we didn’t witness Ilya-Nurudinov battle I ‘m still verry hapy for Ruslan. Such a nice performance