Iran Press/ Asia: Talakhadze bettered his own records, all set at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, in snatch, clean and jerk and total with a phenomenal six-from-six performance in Uzbekistan.
He made 225-267-492, though there was drama at the end when his final clean and jerk went to a jury review before being declared a good lift.
That decision means Talakhadze, 28, put 4 kilograms on his best total and edged ever nearer the 500kg mark.
Iranian heavy weightlifter breaks junior world record
In the competitions there was also a junior world record for the impressive 18-year-old Iranian Alireza Yousefi, who made 238kg in the clean and jerk and then lifted 245kg, only to lose that one on review for a press-out.
The 2021 World Weightlifting Championships was held from Dec. 7 to 17 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
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