Eat, Pray, World Record: An Intimate Day with Uzbek Olympic Champion Akbar Djuraev

Published at : 17 Dec 2025

Be a fly on the wall during Akbar Djuraev's intimate 4 hour build up to the 2025 World Weightlifting Championships. From prayer, to weigh-ins, to his world record, this is the best access to the Olympic Champion from Uzbekistan ever.

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Chapters:
00:00 196kg World Record
00:14 Prayer and leaving the athlete hotel
03:21 Arriving at the competition
03:52 Weighing in
06:19 Pre-competition food and drink
07:42 Mentally preparing for the battle
09:19 The backroom competition begins
12:32 Ruslan Nurudinov's 1st attempt
16:59 Akbar Djuraev's 1st attempt
18:39 The World Record