RIO-2016: Weightlifter Nijat Rahimov won first gold medal for Kazakhstan at Olympics-2016

ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Kazakhstani weightlifter Nijat Rahimov has become the Olympic champion in the 77 kg category. He also set the new world and Olympic records, which equals 379 kg now.

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Chinese Lyu Xiaojun won the silver medal and Egyptian Mohamed Mahmoud won the bronze medal fot he tournament, Sports.kz informs.