Iran @ The 2012 Summer Olympics: Day 8 [August 4] - Live Updates

[Raptor]

Mohammadpour is playing with fire right now - initially he wanted to lift 221kg on his second lift but has raised it to 224kg. If he can lift it, there will be a huge payoff - however, I'm not sure if he can lower it for a third lift if he misses it (since the lifters go in order of the weight).

Nope. Once you go up you can't go down again.

The Kazakh guy is just too good and the Russian just went ahead of Saeid as well.

[K. Nader]

Ilyn has just set an Olympic record with a total of 409kg (and he still has two lifts left).

[Raptor]

Bronze is likely the best we can hope for now. We gotta hope the Romanian (currently 4th) fails at his next two attempts.

[Kiarash]

damn he screwed up

[Raptor]

Damn, the other Russian came out of nowhere and lifted 225 kg. He passed Saeid, who fell to the fourth place. One more chance left though for the Iranian.

[Siavash]

Saeid is up and going for 224kg and he did not do it. he has one more chance. he still has a chance for medal.

[Kiarash]

Damn, the other Russian came out of nowhere and lifted 225 kg. He passed Saeid, who fell to the fourth place. One more chance left though for the Iranian.

that one didnt count

[Raptor]

that one didnt count

Sorry, apparently he wasn't green lighted by the refs. But unfortunately he did it in his third attempt...

[Amin_]

that one didnt count

You're talking about something else; the Russian indeed just lifted 225 kg.

[Amin_]

It's over and done.

[Kiarash]

no medal for Iran..

[Raptor]

Damn, 226 kg was just too heavy for him. In the WC, 221 kg was enough to clinch the bronze, this time however his opponents performed much better.

He finished on a 5th place.

[K. Nader]

Ilyn now has a total of 413kg (a World Record). WOW!

[Siavash]

Next he will go for 225kg.

[Siavash]

Next he will go for 226kg and he did not do it. He ended with 5th place and no medal today for him.