Weightlifting: Egypt’s Tarek Abdelazim awarded 2012 London bronze retroactively

Egyptian weightlifter Tarek Yehia Abdelazim received his bronze medal from the 2012 London Olympics today in a ceremony held at Champions Park near the Eiffel Tower, following the reallocation of medals.

Ahmed Ghandour , Friday 9 Aug 2024,

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Egypt's Tarek Yehia Fouad Abdelazim bites his London 2012 bronze medal for the men's 85kg event during the Olympic medal reallocation ceremony, in Paris, Friday, Aug 9, 2024. AP

 

Yehia's bronze medal comes after Russian lifter Apti Aukhadov was disqualified and stripped of his silver medal.

This led to Yehia, who originally placed fourth, being elevated to third place and awarded the bronze.

Competing in the 85 kg weight class at the 2012 London Olympics, Yehia lifted 160 kg in the snatch and 205 kg in the clean and jerk, finishing fourth.

Aukhadov was suspended in November 2012, and after a lengthy appeal process.

Yehia had requested that the International Olympic Committee present his bronze medal during the Paris 2024 Olympics. He received it today before the start of the weightlifting events.

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