Uzbekistan's Akbar Djuraev has defeated Armenia's world record holder Simon Martirosyan to win gold in the men's weightlifting 109kg category at the Tokyo Olympics.
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The 21-year old Djuraev lifted 193kg for the snatch and 237 kg for the clean and jerk for a total of 430kg.
Martirosyan, who lifted 195kg in the snatch, took silver with 423kg, as he failed his last two clean & jerk attempts.
Latvia's Arturs Plesnieks won bronze with 410kg.
Australia's Matthew Lydement competed in the B division, where no medals were up for grabs.
The Queensland 27-year-old posted a personal best tally of 338kg, lifting 158kg in the snatch and 180kg in the clean and jerk, missing two attempts at 185kg.
- with Reuters
Australian Associated Press
