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Olympics-Weightlifting-Qatar’s Elhakh wins gold in men’s 96 kg event – Metro US

Olympics-Weightlifting-Qatar’s Elhakh wins gold in men’s 96 kg event

Weightlifting – Men’s 96kg – Group A
Weightlifting – Men’s 96kg – Group A

TOKYO (Reuters) – Qatar’s Fares Ibrahim Elbakh won the gold medal in the men’s 96 kg weightlifting event and set an Olympic record of a combined lift of 402 kg at the Tokyo Games on Saturday.    

Venezuela’s Keydomar Vallenilla Sanchez won sliver and Georgia’s Anton Pliesnoi claimed bronze.

(Reporting by Junko Fujita; Editing by Christian Radnedge)