RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) " Lasha Talakhadze of Georgia had the gold medal locked up when he stepped to the stage for one last lift. Salimi, nicknamed the "Iranian Hercules," entered the final as the heavy favorite and the defending Olympic champion. "The crowd was making noise, the Iranians were crying and yelling and maybe this gave me more strength to become the champion," Talakhadze said. "Of course he was the Olympic champion and the main person for me to conquer, but he made some mistakes," Talakhadze said. "All my career I have been trying to get this medal and finally I have become the Olympic champion."

Source: New Zealand Herald August 17, 2016 01:18 UTC