Ningbo, Nov. 7 -- Uzbekistan's Olympic gold medalist Akbar Djuraev delivered a dominant performance in the men's 110kg at the world weightlifting championships here, breaking world records in both the snatch and the total to sweep all three gold medals.
Djuraev, the Tokyo Olympic champion and Paris Olympic silver medalist, was among the leading contenders for the title.
Romania's Lauret Rodriguez emerged as his only serious challenger in the snatch. Both lifters opened at 190kg and cleared their first two attempts.
Djuraev then lifted a world-record 198kg on his third, while Rodriguez failed, giving Djuraev gold and Rodriguez silver. Chinese Taipei's Chen Po-jen, who competed in Group B, took bronze in the snatch.
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