Shi wins gold in men’s 73kg, breaks world record

China’s Shi Zhiyong broke his own world record to win the men’s 73kg weightlifting event at the Olympics on Wednesday and claim a gold medal for the second Games in a row. The 27-year-old lifted a combined 364 kg to better his own world record of 363 kg, set at the 2019 world championships. Venezuela’s […]

China’s Shi Zhiyong broke his own world record to win the men’s 73kg weightlifting event at the Olympics on Wednesday and claim a gold medal for the second Games in a row.

The 27-year-old lifted a combined 364 kg to better his own world record of 363 kg, set at the 2019 world championships.

Venezuela’s Julio Ruben Mayora Pernia won a silver with a lift of 346 kg.

In a surprise turn, Indonesia’s Rahmat Erwin Abdullah, who competed in a division with lower weight entries, won a bronze by lifting 342 kg in total.