Lyu Xiaojun V Mohamed Ehab | The Battle of Ashgabat

It was one of the greatest battles ever seen on the international stage...
China's Lyu Xiaojun and Egypt's Mohamed Ehab clashed once again in the fight to become World Champion. This time the fight was at 81kg.
Re-live the fascinating back-and-forth between these two world-class weightlifters that took place at the 2018 IWF World Championships in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.
Credit to All Things Gym for the training hall and slow motion footage.
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[@camerongray7767]

LYU: *fails second lift* Also LYU: screw it, let’s just go for the world record

[@Devil44306]

lmao

[@richardsanchez9190]

Reminds me of Steiner in 08

[@lumenlien9464]

@@richardsanchez9190 he was so great

[@jayantgehlot6717]

it's the Chinese mentality.....either win gold or don't win a medal at all.

[@user-zi6gy5tm1r]

The

[@johnmoral6003]

The power in these guys is crazy. Lu is my favorite but I have mad respect for Ehab who came for a fight. Insane.

[@johnbreuwet6224]

Also wears SBD's, so you have to subtract 7 KG from total.

[@mountkailash6127]

Thats what sport is all about.

[@josearroyo4575]

Waldel Martell you are completely wrong.

[@abdelrahmangamal9848]

i agree with u Ehap more intensity

[@choiyongjae]

@@johnbreuwet6224 I know this comment is old, but why are guys like Ehab allowed to use belts in these competitions? I feel like nobody should be allowed to use them since they can help so much.

[@joslinnick]

Who knew weightlifting commentary could be so good?

[@malikdzha9443]

ahaha true

[@donghu4622]

Only power and skills are getting respect here, instead of nationality, race and religions.

[@hhfbko]

Yep

[@abadran8174]

Well, Michaela breeze is back and she is completely butchering the sport.

[@evanvopal4180]

Chinese lifters always so humble with the bow every time, respect

[@user-os4ob2mc1w]

thanks

[@YichiLiu3]

Chinese people will bow to this comment to thank you for the compliment.

[@jacksonchen7916]

chinese treasure mutal repesct above all...　morals > knowlegde and skill, morals are the basics of being a person

[@chenpeng1934]

thanks for your comment, my friend

[@blackuncletoms3563]

The Chinese always bow to other humans which is against the belief of 1 God

[@dale6420]

I like Lu more but I've never seen more intensity than Ehab.

[@jamesarthuriii7575]

Go watch milko tolklov

[@mindofzyzz8805]

You got to be smooth with weightlifting and make the weights look effortlessly

[@tonypasma1707]

Ehab took his record?

[@kidney7162]

How bout Shi Zhiyong, dude's intensity was crazy

[@franciscovencedor1785]

@@kidney7162 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@msn769]

5:17-5:19 ... Proceeds to snatch 173.

[@user-rj7rj5nm3e]

M Sn lol

[@someoneprice2371]

M Sn 😂

[@sababaratashvili8629]

Lmao

[@almovayedaman9771]

lmfao

[@micahasher7600]

gaaaaaay

[@medoashraf2766]

فين يا جماعه كومنتات المصريين والعرب. طبعا لو فيديو عن مغني ولا لعيب كوره ولا رقاصه كنا هنلاقي العرب اول ناس معلقين لكن في الجد والصح والنجاح الشريف المحترم للأسف هنلاقي غير العرب بس أحييك يا محمد يا ايهاب رفعت راسنا ربنا يحميك انت والي زيك ❤️💪

[@jorgemaia2075]

As much as I love these two, I feel like this battle had 3 athletes, despite one of them being a newcomer.

[@martinlee6643]

man, he just win again in Tokyo 2020

[@unknown22332]

Mohamed EhAb wasn't there

[@donderstorm1845]

@@unknown22332 why?

[@rishabhjain7690]

@@donderstorm1845 Caught in doping

[@donderstorm1845]

@@rishabhjain7690 ow

[@unknown22332]

@@rishabhjain7690 no he wasn't did you even know him to say that

[@ke3285]

Li dayin should have a vid also. coz that dude stole the show.

[@jjollie4334]

Greatest power jerk I've seen

[@rickniu4153]

I can almost match their numbers... just change the kg to lb

[@ademabunowar2847]

Loooool

[@masukaki9523]

Rick Niu ハウあーゆー

[@rickyvalent2742]

Still pretty impressive

[@Thisisnotmyrealname8]

oz

[@trolloosoomgf527]

I mean, kg is the measure used worldwide

[@user-zl8ds7zd5r]

13:30 That's a true great athlete attitude!

[@henkiedebomb]

I cried

[@ZoeCuiM]

👏👏👏👏

[@hatred9077]

@@henkiedebomb for what?

[@henkiedebomb]

@@hatred9077 For his humility

[@Dbbehsuzysgx]

@@henkiedebomb Yeah even kneeling for his country when he failed. Great humility but don’t be too tough on yourself ehab!

[@manindersingh5878]

Li dayin was like a surprise in this competition

[@ke3285]

He's like the free DLC that we didn't expect to be great.

[@johnbreuwet6224]

No, heard of him before. Only if you're new to oly weightlifting.

[@charlesfisher3983]

Those gold Anta's are so saucy

[@feibaiz9762]

Lu has his own brand now, orange anta with Lu's logo is hot!!

[@CylusHorny]

Lu is almost 35 years old. I doubt I can even squat what he snatches at 35 years old what the hell

[@sealwithawkwardness3951]

He's a legend and uses a technique that doesn't wear and tear his joints. I really like his way of snatching, his feet don't leave the ground, it looks a lot softer on the knees. The same goes for his clean and squat jerk.

[@narayankannan9679]

You are absolutely right and so can't most of us here 😂

[@RetreatHell518]

Or he can snatch more than most people deadlift

[@feibaiz9762]

OG never die, just fade away

[@rickniu4153]

If you wanna talk about age, look at Jen Thompson's bench

[@imtal33t]

Lyu Didn't even wear a belt. Jesus that is strength

[@guillermodiaz2773]

And he have 35 years

[@zirak1088]

well ye and idk why he dont wear it it wuld helped him at some point..... that was the 1 thing i notice 2 i was like what hes thinking ...

[@zirak1088]

@MA well i know that but in situatin like those you actualy need em cuz at some point you may damage you back ....

[@salmanko5610]

Nobody wore a belt

[@jerrjlag]

@@zirak1088 when i snatch a belt is uncomfortable for me and makes me all stiff n shit. I preder not to wear one

[@ashrafdiaa5502]

That is when you interact, as a Supporter, with each muscle of your body, from toe to jaw muscle. Lu's confidence and attitude is exemplary. Ihab's power and hunger for glory should have let him achieving golden medal at Tokyo. I am feeling with deep sorrow and anger that he missed the participation in Tokyo.

[@NickLifts]

Lu is an old man now, I think he’s a bit tired of winning all the time

[@PutraRhm]

He looks young af lmao

[@admyoussef6487]

we will see next years who is champ

[@therevenger3191]

Chinese Nationalist lol this guy on every comment.

[@charlieyu2371]

The old man has broken two world records today with an injured back

[@bikerboy3k]

Old man? He's a legend and going strong wtf

[@benlou3758]

Man this guy Mohamed Ehab is an absolute beast. Gotta keep an eye on him

[@user-oy4lk7fd9w]

keep in mind lu xiaojun snatched 177kg at 77kg, he is still the greatest of all time

[@johnbreuwet6224]

Facts

[@lalokay1451]

I absolutaley adore Lu and think he is the best of this era but Naim Suleymanoglu also called pocket hercules snatched 152.2kg at 62kg and is the only weightlifter to have snatched 2.5 times his bodyweight. (Jerked 10kg more than triple his bodyweight with 190kg)

[@kadiradguzel6692]

@@lalokay1451 actually, when he lift 152.5 kg snatch his weight was 60 kg

[@TheAnarchist99]

@@lalokay1451 yeah , his bodyweight strength ration was out of whack. His max squat and deadlift was probably 4 times his bodyweight

[@jamesm3791]

@@lalokay1451 lol Suleymanoglu did that in the 80s.... soviet records mean jack shit. they were literally freebasing peds. back then, you could do a line of coke right before you chalk up your hands and nobody would be DQ.

[@nickcustodi592]

Ehab has a mesmerizing snatch technique but Lu’s clean is just immaculate. Almost effortless

[@virtualsalman2553]

بطل يا محمد تحية لك من البحرين رفعت راس العرب

[@PsychItsMike]

I got elbow pain watching these monsters! Insane

[@ltrman55]

Lu stands up from those cleans so fast!!! Literally zero hesitation

[@mattpeterson7074]

Watching a lot of the Chinese lifters in their clean, they just stand up like nothing is there. It's just a thing of beauty. So smooth with everything. Another thing, this battle was made all the more epic by all the contrasts. Ehab and just power and yells and split jerk. Lu with just smooth movements and not much emotion plus squat jerk. So epic. Loved it! Great video IWF! Let's see some more like this.

[@tuxmode]

yelling consumes too much energy, it's unnecessary

[@aphroditesaphrodisiac3272]

@@tuxmode lol learn bio. Yelling definitely works both from a psychological standpoint and even physiologically

[@MaestroJericho]

@@aphroditesaphrodisiac3272 Yeah Shi yells louder than anyone is the most dominant guy equal to Lasha/Ilya where people just fight for silver

[@jglg7238]

"It's just a thing of beauty" i was thinking the same.

[@l.mosfet9859]

I think in China they teach a different technique. They don't jump and step heavily on the floor when catch the bar, instead they "slide out", or like Lu and Shi they just lift their heel very quickly and put down. It is said this technique is better for stability and reduce the impact on the joints, which could also be a reason why Chinese weightlifter can still perform nicely at even their 30s.

[@zizoomr22]

انا مصرى وابويا مصرى تسلم يا بطل رفعت راس مصر والعرب

[@RooNinful]

The way Lu comes up after cleaning 200 is just ridiculous...looks like childs play. Quad strength of peace and prosperity

[@admyoussef6487]

we will see next years who is the champ

[@blackeesh463]

@@admyoussef6487 lyu has been dominating for so long now,he will be 36 in a few months.he has nothing left to prove.

[@admyoussef6487]

@@blackeesh463 the golden medal the first the champ you right he has nothing until now and Mohamed too see you in the next year

[@dbrzy8989]

@@admyoussef6487 li dayin next year. The king lu will sit and watch

[@admyoussef6487]

@@dbrzy8989 The true kings are the Egyptians - witness, learn, and die in silence, O Chinese we shall see

[@user-yl4rn8jf5o]

Love this sport, LYU is so funny in the last trial, he is the GOAT. Ehab is a warrior, respect.

[@sidalimeddas7382]

مشاء الله لاقوة إلا بالله أخوك من الجزائر متمنيلك كل التألق والتوفيق⁦❤️⁩

[@luisotavionascimento1312]

Mad respect for both of them. Great Athletes

[@user-dh9eh1gr4s]

ربنا يكرمك يارب ويزيدك ياابن بلدي محب للعراق

[@ryanbeatbox]

Amazing athletes, props to all the athletes around the world and much respect to you all

[@JimmyWayne7]

very proud of my country man Lyu Xiaojun, as well as all other athletes in the competition, so much hard work day in day out practice, in a perfect world they all won gold metal

[@motonoob5485]

Thank you so much for this incredible video. cranked the sound and felt like I was at the movies :D

[@jean-mariedormoy5790]

what is the name of epic soundtrack at 9:20 ?

[@gabrieldrouet3302]

Amazing how all of Lyu’s lifts are without the help of a belt.

[@patrizioiezzi]

One of the best video about weightlifting.

[@adhamnour5166]

Respect to Lu But such explosive power from Ehab lift a world record as his 1st appearance in this weight

[@rkim1991]

you know that he was banned for steroids the following year and likely yoked in this competition

[@j_nl7689]

@@rkim1991 you really thing lu or the other athletes are not juicing?! Come on, every single one of them is on stuff.

[@imfireeSeed]

@@j_nl7689 That's for sure, but beyond that (taking this video as an example), he used belts, double knee and wrist straps, and a tight suit. Lyu instead had the classic bands that help less than those Mohamed had as a second cover, the suit seemed a little less tight (at least in the leg area it seemed to me) and without the use of a belt. Thats triggered me so much even though there is actually no rule that prohibits these "tricks". So in this case Mohamed was extremely advantaged.

[@kaliningradtoczechrepublic8162]

@@imfireeSeed dude if Lu would lift more with these he would use it too. Its fair game

[@user-fz1si9dr5h]

Raise hand if you are here to see Lv's adorable final attempt. ps: huge applauds for both of the lifters, well played.

[@Lexthebarbarian]

I can watch this battle over and over again. Just as exciting every time.

[@davidliu2408]

Xiaojun win the 2020 Olympics medal again 😬😬

[@mohamedtarek8322]

Mohamed ehab was not qualified cause of a problem with international weighlifting fediration

[@un_tal_antony]

@@mohamedtarek8322 NO, cux he got possitive in test of DOPSSSSS

[@diaperreload]

@@un_tal_antony not him, egypt was banned

[@diaperreload]

@@un_tal_antony and if you think lyu doesnt dope i feel bad for you

[@un_tal_antony]

@@diaperreload idiots got caught by using dops END 🤷‍♂️

[@aetrr]

تحية من العراق للبطل المصري.

[@user-ot2up8yv4b]

الف تحيه لك ايها العراقى الاصيل

[@vatran0591]

China #1

[@ahmedkhamis7258]

اخواتنا انتوا تحيه لكل عراقي والعراق ارض حضارة وثقافة زينا ربنا يحفظ مصر والعراق ⁦❤️⁩

[@GypsyKiller16]

China #1

[@radwanalmasry5779]

المصريين بيخلفو أسود مشاء الله ابن بلدي

[@user-js1ly7fn8u]

هات امارة لكلامك

[@radwanalmasry5779]

@@user-js1ly7fn8u البيج رامي كرم جابر السنباطي محمد ايهاب محمد صلاح كل دول اسمائهم وصلة العالمية عايز امارة تاني وكفاية عليك تروح تنام يا صغنن

[@user-js1ly7fn8u]

@@radwanalmasry5779 اسد احا عل الاسد 😂

[@radwanalmasry5779]

@@user-js1ly7fn8u معلش معلش أصلك ناقص لازم تتعب شويا لم تركز معانا

[@user-ho9wi3er6s]

@@radwanalmasry5779 فعلا لازم يتعب

[@colinmamahuhu]

2019 Lu broke world record,. 2020 Lu is 36 but still there，A very powerful man with huge enthusiasm for his career！He is a legend, always my motivation to the GYM

[@_shubm]

Skip pre workouts and watch this video 10mins before workout . It really hits hard 💪

[@khaidemjoychandra8886]

LU xiaojun is the best lifter in the world nice technical

[@MrFleix]

definitely up there with tian tao and lasha

[@tpack716]

Lasha*

[@safyabohtp5646]

ما شاء الله وحش يا بطلنا 👏👏👏👏💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪علمتنا الكلمه الملهمه في تمارينك القاسيه، مفيش مستحيل 💐

[@nicky7323]

Both or them did it so well... I was inspired much

[@OndrejMusicIsMine]

Oh jesus, I fricking love this video..

[@user-sm2gn9lx4b]

كفووو عاااش اخونا المصري وحش رفعت روسنا اخوك من سوريا

[@blackdeathgamer5354]

الله عليك فخر كل العرب تحياتنا من 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

[@abdullaaldajani3053]

محمد إهاب بطل ماشاء الله عليك 👏👏💪

[@vatran0591]

abdulla aldajani china #1

[@jkjonny7477]

@@vatran0591 haha

[@jkjonny7477]

@@vatran0591 lmfo

[@LilGodd1]

Lyu’s left leg in his second snatch lifting had me so disappointed like he had that no problem

[@DagonBass666]

i like how Lu let Li have the gold in CJ

[@owo7094]

He won anyway so xD

[@jaromvicencio]

Classy showing by the goat

[@mohamedhorwath]

Congratulations to Egypt 💞

[@Sam-gh9ki]

Thanks

[@satheeshvinu6175]

Amazing lifting from both... Appreciate Li....

[@mohdtornado]

We missed this confront in Tokyo Olympic games! Ihab should continue , it isn’t his fault that his local federation are not up to his level.

[@RetreatHell518]

Damn Lu cleans the weight, it looks like he is not even trying

[@user-px4eo5be4d]

البطل المصري محمد ايهاب 💪💪💪💪💪

[@otakuskm1329]

2021 another gold

[@dany1448]

Magistral, excelente video

[@05013579]

ماشاءالله المصريين متقدمين على كل العرب في أغلب الرياضات ومنافساتهم عالمية ودائماً على المركز الأول، أتمنى دول الخليج تركز على الموضوع هذا تحياتي واحترامي من السعودية الى مصر وشعبها الحبيب 🇸🇦❤️🇪🇬

[@thorhammersen5048]

Fist of all, this is very impressive! Secondly ..one of the commentators sounds like Peter Griffin. Awesome all around.

[@jaimaddock6003]

i love the coach reactions

[@orr14]

If I made those lifts I would be roaring so much louder than these two did haha. Outstanding athletes.

[@nikoladrpa4908]

Lyu’s cleans move like a hot knife through butter

[@mahmoudelsayed3847]

عاش محمد إيهاب 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@user-pn3vf3id8g]

ماشاءالله تبارك الله ربنا يحفظك محمدايهاب

[@blackdeathgamer5354]

هذا فخر ونعتز به 🇵🇸🇵🇸😍✌

[@mahmoudadel3805]

our Hiro Ehab 😍🇪🇬

[@John-hp2hg]

Regardless of country, you have to respect how strong ALL these athletes are. Like, damn son, my back hurts just watching :)

[@fabiotieri3155]

Just lol at the effortless way Liu stands up after the clean, he makes you think he's gonna thruster the weight.

[@variousideas8451]

تحية من المغرب للبطل المصري

[@user-bt6lw8cv2n]

Bravo Egypt

[@mahmoudonar9816]

بسم الله ماشاء الله ، ابن بلدى وافتخر

[@someoneunknown7259]

Mohamed Ehab 🇪🇬🇪🇬 thanks for making us proud ❤️❤️

[@thrombolic]

وحش يا محمد ايهاب، بطل مصر و فخر العرب ❤️

[@Sam-gh9ki]

فخر العرب مره واحده ههههه

[@user-hb7fl3ov5g]

respect for all of the warriors

[@gabriel.hongkong]

Respect to Mohamed. Gracious even in defeat.

[@alfpolo29]

Break World record to World record.... AMAZING athletes !!!!!!!!!

[@GabrieLight]

شكرا يا بوب 💐🇪🇬🥇

[@MohamadMohamad-bs3kh]

تحية للبطل محمد إيهاب اخوك من سوريا

[@hungrystu5837]

This was cool and all, but Li Dayin immediately put up 375 at the IWF World Cup the next February

[@davidvitalic1211]

Magnifique!

[@yassinelazar4431]

ما شاء الله الرياضين المصري و الصيني أداء و تربية و قوة

[@makaamaym1886]

فخر مصر والعرب

[@TurboBoostin312]

Didn’t know Russell Wilson competed in weight lifting as well. Interesting.

[@nashidixit5]

Y'all are a little late on this but it's good anyways

[@johnbreuwet6224]

Ishan Dixit I think it’s to hype you up for what’s to come.

[@abomoaaz7245]

نصر من الله ربنا يكرمك ياابني

[@un_tal_antony]

What is the intro song?

[@jaromvicencio]

Are we just gonna sit and ignore Li 👀 But man this battle is one for the ages. LXJ forever 💯

[@ramsis3rd404]

Proud for ehab our egyptian athlete 👍

[@charlestran7309]

Epic Battle. Respects to both Athletes. Lu Xiaojun fan btw

[@eng-mo.h8141]

عاش يا بطل 🇪🇬♥️

[@korkibabian488]

nice to see real athletes - no roids - just pure skills - pure strenght - and hard work.

[@Dmitrii_NY]

You need the time machine , and replace in the past. No roids, no results, just boring.

[@bouberhanemohamed490]

U are crazy thinking they are not on roids

[@johnbreuwet6224]

@@bouberhanemohamed490 Just because you need it doesn't mean others do. Lmfao

[@bouberhanemohamed490]

I do not use roids and honestly into my fisrt year of lifting my main focus is powerlifting and am pretty shitty but the progress these guys acheive at sucj a young age i ridiculous espacialy with that kind of bodyweight and as far as i know every pro lifter uses some sort of peds's if ur wondering i have a 120kg squat and a 160kg deadlift and 100kg bench

[@johnbreuwet6224]

Mohamed Bouberhane Do oly and just try to stay consistent. You’ll get your most gains your first year.

[@mmohamedssaber2866]

Keep going mo we love u ❤💔

[@jordi2146]

Nice my squat is their warm up 😂

[@Democracyphobia]

respect to the egyptian pharaoh ehab from morocco .

[@GGSpr0ductions]

I thought the title said: 'Battle of Asgard'.. 😢😢 -On your left

[@basemsayed3050]

Very sad for Ehab really. He was great. I could not understand how his last attempt was not counted

[@lautinunez7917]

it was not valid since at no time could he remain still, although he kept the bar above his head, he did not show "control" with the weight

[@reneandreeahrens4246]

agree but what he say always before he start i understand "...allah..." beut before ???

[@snowmane-]

@@reneandreeahrens4246 "نصر من الله" "victory from allah"

[@jokepore1532]

​@@snowmane-and he was defeated

[@snowmane-]

@@jokepore1532 Nobody is perfect

[@takottali7000]

Total respect to both of them