Ruslan Nurudinov breaks Asian Games record in Jakarta
Uzbekistan’s Ruslan Nurudinov broke Asian Games record with a total of 421kg in men's weightlifting 105kg event on Sunday.
The previous Asian Games record was set by Said Saif Asad of Qatar in the 2002 Asian Games took place in Busan, South Korea.
Nurudinov won gold for Uzbekistan with 191kg in the snatch and 230kg in the clean and jerk for a total of 421 kilos.
Iraq's Salwan Jasim Alaifuri had to settle for silver on 405, and Iranian Ali Hashemi won bronze with 403.
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