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.
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