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Talakhadze is the first Georgian athlete to win multiple Olympic gold medals in any sport
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Talakhadze wins gold in Men's +105kg Weightlifting
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Syrian weightlifter wins bronze - PressReader
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Olympics weightlifting: 2021 calendar, controversy, stream, and everything to know
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Armenia, Georgia Score First Olympic Golds Amid Controversies
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Lasha Talakhadze wins weightlifting +109kg class, defending his Rio gold and breaking the WR for snatch (223kg), clean and jerk (265kg) and total (488kg) : r/olympics
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Olympic weightlifter Lasha Talakhadze breaks three world records
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Lasha Talakhadze extends longest reign in history as world's strongest man - NBC Sports
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Weightlifting-Georgia's Talakhadze breaks world record to conquer men's super heavyweight class