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The strongest man ever Lasha Talakhadze snatches 220 kg and clean and jerks 264 kg for all new world records

Lasha Talakhadze Hits the Heaviest Total of All-Time (220/264/484)

The final lift of the 2019 World Championships in Pattaya Thailand once again made history, once again by Lasha Talakhadze of Georgia. After snatching a 2 kg world record at 220 kg on his 3rd attempt, equalling the heaviest snatch of all-time held by himself, he went on to clean and jerk 264 kg, adding …

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Chinese weightlifter Shi Zhiyong snatching a world record of 168 kg

All World Records from the Last Month of International Competition

We have been spoiled by the number of international competitions and the incredible lifts from the month of April. Due to the new Olympic qualification system that was implemented last year, all of the continental championships ended up changing their competition dates to the month of April. They did this in order to fit into …

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North Korean weightlifter Rim Jong Sim snatches a new world record 123 kg

Rim Jong Sim (PRK-76) Defeats the World Record Holder with More World Records

The 76 kg category at the Asian Championships showed the highly anticipated dual between the Zhang Wangli and Rim Jong Sim. Zhang Wangli walked in as the favourite, holding the world records in the clean & jerk and total in both the 71 kg AND the 76 kg category. As a 76 kg lifter Zhang …

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