Who’s on the mat
The men’s 109kg event.
What to look out for
Armenian Simon Martirosyan, the silver medalist from Rio 2016 and reigning world champion, is the main favorite to win gold. However, he faces a steep challenge from 21-year-old Akbar Djuraev of Uzbekistan, the reigning world silver medalist. Hristo Hristov of Bulgaria, Timur Nanaev of Russia and Ali Hashemi of Iran are also medal contenders.
Competition schedule (Japan Standard Time)
♦ 1:50pm: 109kg Group B
♦ 7:50pm: 109kg Group A
Story of the day
China had a good day on Monday with Wang Zhouyu winning in the women’s 87kg event, and Li Wenwen triumphing in the women’s +87kg. Pan American weightlifters did well across the two events, with the Dominican Republic, Ecuador and United States all winning medals. Meanwhile Laurel Hubbard of New Zealand, the first ever transgender Olympic weightlifter, crashed out early after three failed snatch attempts.
Medal count as of August 2nd
1. China: 7 gold, 1 silver, 0 bronze
2. Ecuador: 1 gold, 1 silver, 0 bronze
3. Chinese Taipei: 1 gold, 0 silver, 1 bronze
4. Canada: 1 gold, 0 silver, 0 bronze
4. Philippines: 1 gold, 0 silver, 0 bronze
4. Qatar: 1 gold, 0 silver, 0 bronze
7. Venezuela: 0 gold, 2 silver, 0 bronze
8. Indonesia: 0 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze
8. Italy: 0 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze
10. Dominican Republic: 0 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
10. United States: 0 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
12. Colombia: 0 gold, 1 silver, 0 bronze
12. Great Britain: 0 gold, 1 silver, 0 bronze
12. India: 0 gold, 1 silver, 0 bronze
12. Turkmenistan: 0 gold, 1 silver, 0 bronze
16. Kazakhstan: 0 gold, 0 silver, 2 bronze
17. Georgia: 0 gold, 0 silver, 1 bronze
17. Japan: 0 gold, 0 silver, 1 bronze
17. Mexico: 0 gold, 0 silver, 1 bronze
Media Watch
♦ Ecuador’s Neisi Dajomes became the first woman from her country to ever win an Olympic medal, taking gold in the women’s 76kg.
♦ Silver medalist in that same event Kate Nye reveals how she overcame her battle with bipolar disorder and depression to make a rare United States Olympic podium in weightlifting.
♦ Announcing his retirement from the sport in a heartfelt interview, Greek weightlifter Theodoros Iakovidis talks about his struggles with a lack of funding, earning an outpouring of support from fellow athletes.
♦ For more news about the Tokyo 2020 weightlifting competition, visit the IWF’s new website.
Latest odds
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