Lasha Talakhadze and Geno Petriashvili from Georgia won gold medal at the Olympic Games Paris 2024

Saturday night in Paris saw a celebratory atmosphere at the South Paris Arena for the men’s +102kg weightlifting final. And it was Georgia’s Lasha Talakhadze defending his gold medal at the Olympic Games Paris 2024. The three-time Olympic champion took the win with a 215kg snatch and the heaviest clean & jerk of 255kg to finish with a 470kg total.

At the same time, Geno Petriashvili from Georgia, won his first gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the men’s 125kg freestyle wrestling event. He survived a late charge from his Iranian opponent Amir Hossein Zare in the final to win 10-9.