But the 21-year-old’s golden victory in his Olympic debut didn’t come easy. After he was the first of the two to set a new Olympic record in the competition with a godlike snatch of 195 kg, Armenian ...

His combined total of 430kg was also an Olympic record. Simon Martirosyan of Armenia also broke a Games record in the snatch, registering 195kg before lifting 228kg in the clean and jerk to finish ...