110 kg snatch, men

What to remember

Weight class reforms have shaped Akbar Djuraev's career. Born in Tashkent, the Uzbek competed at 105 kg until 2018, then at 102 and 109 kg after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganised the categories.

It was at 109 kg that he won Olympic gold at the 2020 Games in Tokyo, followed by the world title in 2021 on home soil in Tashkent. He was also a junior world champion.

New reform, new class: at 110 kg, at the Asian Games in Nagoya on 29 September 2026, he snatched 197 kg. The restructurings of 2025 and 2026, like the earlier ones, wiped out the old records.