Bulgaria’s Karlos Nasar snatched the gold in weightlifting in the 89 kgs. category at the Olympic Games in Paris.
He crushed all competition and grabbed the title, setting a world record in the two lifts total. The Paris-born 20-year old weightlifter lifted a total of 404 kgs., bettering the previous world record by 8 whole kgs. In the snatch, Nasar lifted 180 kgs. in three clean attempts, and in the jerk - 224 kgs. in just two, breaking his own previous record.
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Bulgaria's Olympic champion from Paris Karlos Nasar became the world champion in weightlifting for the third time . At the World Championships in Førde , Norway, he took gold in the clean and jerk movement with 222 kg, as well as in the combined..
Olympic, world and European champion Karlos Nasar will take to the podium on Thursday at the World Weightlifting Championships in Forde, Norway, competing for gold in his new 94kg category. Victory would earn Nasar his third world title in three..
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