"From 109.7 Kg. to 83 Kg. in 5 months. That's the Physical Transformation of the Role of Maharaj. Thank you, Prajwal Sir, for believing in me @prajwal7542 (sic),” he wrote on Instagram.

It was a tense duel for gold in the final moments of the men’s 109 kg weightlifting competition, but with an Olympic record clean and jerk lift of 237 kg, Uzbekistan’s Akbar Djuraev powered his way to ...