During Ni's reign as head coach Kazakhstan has amassed the worst doping record in world weightlifting, with 32 positives since the 2008 Olympics. Rahimov had to lift 214kg to win, 4kg more than Lu's clean and jerk world record, which he set three years ago. On the basis of that record Rahimov was asked, "What would you say to Olympic fans who doubt the validity of your medal?" Lu, who had broken his own snatch world record with a lift of 177kg, said of Rahimov: "I met a stronger competitor. When Rahimov made the lift the Kazakhstan national coach, Aleksey Ni, ran on to the platform to hoist his hero off the ground.

Source: bd News24 August 11, 2016 01:07 UTC