Syrian Man Asaad wins bronze in Tokyo 2020 weightlifting competition

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Total score of 424 was enough to see 27-year-old finish behind Lasha Talakhadze, Ali Davoudi Asaad had finished 15th at Rio 2016 with a score of 400 in the 105kg competition RIYADH: Syrian weightlifter Man Asaad on Wednesday picked up an Olympic bronze medal in the men’s plus-109-kilogram competition at the Tokyo International Forum. The 27-year-old posted a 190 in the snatch category and followed that with a clean and jerk best of 234, for a total of 424. Lasha Talakhadze of Georgia won gold with a new Olympic and world record 488, while silver medal winner Ali Davoudi of Iran managed a score of 441. Asaad had finished 15th at Rio 2016 with a score of 400 in the 105kg competition, while his best performance at an international tournament remains a silver in the 109kg at the 2020 Asian Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, when he managed to total 433.

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