CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html>     <html lang="en" dir="ltr" prefix="content: http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/ dc: http://purl.org/dc/terms/ foaf: http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/ og: http://ogp.me/ns# rdfs: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema# sioc: http://rdfs.org/sioc/ns# sioct: http://rdfs.org/sioc/types# skos: http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core# xsd: http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#"> <head profile="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml/vocab"><script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/bundle-playback.js?v=HxkREWBo" charset="utf-8"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/wombat.js?v=txqj7nKC" charset="utf-8"></script> <script>window.RufflePlayer=window.RufflePlayer||{};window.RufflePlayer.config={"autoplay":"on","unmuteOverlay":"hidden"};</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/ruffle/ruffle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> __wm.init("https://web.archive.org/web"); __wm.wombat("http://www.todayonline.com:80/sports/georgia-grab-lifting-gold-iran-fume","20160818182012","https://web.archive.org/","web","/_static/", "1471544412"); </script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/banner-styles.css?v=S1zqJCYt" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/iconochive.css?v=3PDvdIFv" />  <meta charset="utf-8"/><script type="text/javascript">window.NREUM||(NREUM={}),__nr_require=function(t,e,n){function r(n){if(!e[n]){var o=e[n]={exports:{}};t[n][0].call(o.exports,function(e){var o=t[n][1][e];return r(o||e)},o,o.exports)}return e[n].exports}if("function"==typeof __nr_require)return __nr_require;for(var o=0;o<n.length;o++)r(n[o]);return r}({1:[function(t,e,n){function r(){}function o(t,e,n){return function(){return i(t,[(new Date).getTime()].concat(u(arguments)),e?null:this,n),e?void 0:this}}var i=t("handle"),a=t(2),u=t(3),c=t("ee").get("tracer"),f=NREUM;"undefined"==typeof window.newrelic&&(newrelic=f);var s=["setPageViewName","setCustomAttribute","finished","addToTrace","inlineHit"],p="api-",l=p+"ixn-";a(s,function(t,e){f[e]=o(p+e,!0,"api")}),f.addPageAction=o(p+"addPageAction",!0),e.exports=newrelic,f.interaction=function(){return(new r).get()};var d=r.prototype={createTracer:function(t,e){var n={},r=this,o="function"==typeof e;return i(l+"tracer",[Date.now(),t,n],r),function(){if(c.emit((o?"":"no-")+"fn-start",[Date.now(),r,o],n),o)try{return e.apply(this,arguments)}finally{c.emit("fn-end",[Date.now()],n)}}}};a("setName,setAttribute,save,ignore,onEnd,getContext,end,get".split(","),function(t,e){d[e]=o(l+e)}),newrelic.noticeError=function(t){"string"==typeof t&&(t=new Error(t)),i("err",[t,(new Date).getTime()])}},{}],2:[function(t,e,n){function r(t,e){var n=[],r="",i=0;for(r in t)o.call(t,r)&&(n[i]=e(r,t[r]),i+=1);return n}var o=Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty;e.exports=r},{}],3:[function(t,e,n){function r(t,e,n){e||(e=0),"undefined"==typeof n&&(n=t?t.length:0);for(var r=-1,o=n-e||0,i=Array(o<0?0:o);++r<o;)i[r]=t[e+r];return i}e.exports=r},{}],ee:[function(t,e,n){function r(){}function o(t){function e(t){return t&&t instanceof r?t:t?u(t,a,i):i()}function n(n,r,o){t&&t(n,r,o);for(var i=e(o),a=l(n),u=a.length,c=0;c<u;c++)a[c].apply(i,r);var s=f[m[n]];return s&&s.push([w,n,r,i]),i}function p(t,e){g[t]=l(t).concat(e)}function l(t){return g[t]||[]}function d(t){return s[t]=s[t]||o(n)}function v(t,e){c(t,function(t,n){e=e||"feature",m[n]=e,e in f||(f[e]=[])})}var g={},m={},w={on:p,emit:n,get:d,listeners:l,context:e,buffer:v};return w}function i(){return new r}var a="nr@context",u=t("gos"),c=t(2),f={},s={},p=e.exports=o();p.backlog=f},{}],gos:[function(t,e,n){function r(t,e,n){if(o.call(t,e))return t[e];var r=n();if(Object.defineProperty&&Object.keys)try{return Object.defineProperty(t,e,{value:r,writable:!0,enumerable:!1}),r}catch(i){}return t[e]=r,r}var o=Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty;e.exports=r},{}],handle:[function(t,e,n){function r(t,e,n,r){o.buffer([t],r),o.emit(t,e,n)}var o=t("ee").get("handle");e.exports=r,r.ee=o},{}],id:[function(t,e,n){function r(t){var e=typeof t;return!t||"object"!==e&&"function"!==e?-1:t===window?0:a(t,i,function(){return o++})}var o=1,i="nr@id",a=t("gos");e.exports=r},{}],loader:[function(t,e,n){function r(){if(!h++){var t=y.info=NREUM.info,e=s.getElementsByTagName("script")[0];if(t&&t.licenseKey&&t.applicationID&&e){c(m,function(e,n){t[e]||(t[e]=n)});var n="https"===g.split(":")[0]||t.sslForHttp;y.proto=n?"https://":"http://",u("mark",["onload",a()],null,"api");var r=s.createElement("script");r.src=y.proto+t.agent,e.parentNode.insertBefore(r,e)}}}function o(){"complete"===s.readyState&&i()}function i(){u("mark",["domContent",a()],null,"api")}function a(){return(new Date).getTime()}var u=t("handle"),c=t(2),f=window,s=f.document,p="addEventListener",l="attachEvent",d=f.XMLHttpRequest,v=d&&d.prototype;NREUM.o={ST:setTimeout,CT:clearTimeout,XHR:d,REQ:f.Request,EV:f.Event,PR:f.Promise,MO:f.MutationObserver},t(1);var g=""+location,m={beacon:"bam.nr-data.net",errorBeacon:"bam.nr-data.net",agent:"js-agent.newrelic.com/nr-963.min.js"},w=d&&v&&v[p]&&!/CriOS/.test(navigator.userAgent),y=e.exports={offset:a(),origin:g,features:{},xhrWrappable:w};s[p]?(s[p]("DOMContentLoaded",i,!1),f[p]("load",r,!1)):(s[l]("onreadystatechange",o),f[l]("onload",r)),u("mark",["firstbyte",a()],null,"api");var h=0},{}]},{},["loader"]);</script> <link rel="shortlink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/node/2325176"/> <link rel="canonical" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/sports/georgia-grab-lifting-gold-iran-fume"/> <meta property="og:image" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012im_/http://www.todayonline.com/sites/default/files/photos/43_images/27089885.JPG"/> <meta property="og:site_name" content="TODAYonline"/> <meta name="generator" content="Drupal 7 (http://drupal.org)"/> <meta property="og:url" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/sports/georgia-grab-lifting-gold-iran-fume"/> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012im_/http://www.todayonline.com/sites/all/themes/today/favicon.ico" type="image/vnd.microsoft.icon"/> <meta property="twitter:url" content="http://www.todayonline.com/sports/georgia-grab-lifting-gold-iran-fume"/> <meta property="twitter:site" content="@todayonline"/> <meta property="twitter:card" content="summary"/> <meta property="og:title" content="Georgia grab lifting gold as Iran fume"/> <meta property="twitter:player:height" content="480"/> <meta property="og:type" content="article"/> <meta property="og:description" content="RIO DE JANEIRO — A furious Iran slammed Georgian lifter Lasha Talakhadze's Olympic gold medal as a "conspiracy" on Tuesday (Aug 16), with riot police called to the Rio Games weightlifting venue as tensions boiled over. Iranian super heavyweight and favourite Behdad Salimikordasiabi sensationally crashed out of the men's +105kg class after judges ruled he had failed to register a total in the clean and jerk. Defending champion Salimikordasiabi, known as "Salimi", and his coach angrily remonstrated with officials for several minutes in the arena before the contest was finished as boisterous Iranian fans booed incessantly. "There's a conspiracy. Our enemies were on the jury," an irate Iranian coach Sajjad Anoushiravani told reporters, appearing to be referring to a judge from Iraq. "It's obvious they took the medal from Salimi. The jury was selected for this to happen. "He is a gold medallist from London. He broke the world record here. They may as well throw the whole thing in the trash," seethed Anoushiravani. Salimi, sometimes referred to as the "Iranian Hercules", set a new world record of 216kg in the snatch to lead Talakhadze by 1kg going into the clean and jerk. Judges ruled that the 26-year-old super heavyweight's first jerk was a no lift. The jury then dramatically over-ruled the judges' decision that his second lift had been legitimate. Salimi thought he had successfully raised 245kg above his head but the panel of referees on the jury ruled that his left arm had not been straight. He failed again on his third attempt and he and Anoushiravani left the podium gesticulating wildly at the judges. With the competition still going on the pair then re-entered the arena to remonstrate with them. Salimi wagged his finger and shouted at jury members while the coach was even seen arguing with International Weightlifting Federation President Tamas Ajan. Angry Iranian fans then booed every lift thereafter, including those of Talakhadze and Irakli Turmanidze, also of Georgia, who eventually claimed bronze. "Why should they take this from us so easily?" 170kg Salimi blubbed to reporters. "There's a malfunction in the system, people saw what happened," he sobbed. RIOT POLICE Talakhadze held his nerve as pandemonium went on around him to haul a combined total of 473kg — a world record — to beat silver medallist Gor Minasyan of Armenia by a massive 22kg. "There was anger in the hall. But it had nothing to do with me. I just did what I was supposed to do," said Talakhadze, who has previously served a two-year ban for doping. "The Iranian was an Olympic champion. But he made mistakes and he failed with his attempts. All my career I've been trying to become Olympic champion and now I am. "The crowd were booing when I was competing. They were wailing. Maybe this gave me more power and strength to become the champion," he added. Armenian silver medallist Gor Minasyan condemned the behaviour of the Iranian fans, who stayed on to boo and jeer after the competition had finished, sparking the riot police into action. "It was bad sporting behaviour from the spectators," said Minasyan, who has also previously served a two-year band for testing positive for illegal substances. Around a dozen heavily-armed riot police entered the arena as tensions threatened to escalate but calmness was restored. "It was just for a precautionary measure and they weren't used," the venue's media manager told AFP. Sam Coffa, chairman of the IWF's technical committee, said afterwards that the Iranian team could be disciplined for their behaviour as he defended the judges' decisions against Salimi. AFP"/> <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" async="async" src="//web.archive.org/web/20160818182012js_/http://widgets.kiosked.com/sniffer/get-script/sign/5c90b28cbd0a87ce1a2cb87fa74ed3aa/albumid/10646/co/10978.js"></script><meta property="fb:app_id" content="146489805395077"/> <meta property="twitter:title" content="Georgia grab lifting gold as Iran fume"/> <meta property="twitter:description" content="RIO DE JANEIRO — A furious Iran slammed Georgian lifter Lasha Talakhadze's Olympic gold medal as a "conspiracy" on Tuesday (Aug 16), with riot police called to the Rio Games weightlifting venue as tensions boiled over."/> <meta property="twitter:player:width" content="640"/> <meta property="twitter:image:height" content="480"/> <meta property="twitter:image:width" content="640"/> <meta property="twitter:image" content="http://www.todayonline.com/sites/default/files/photos/43_images/27089885.JPG"/> <meta name="description" content="RIO DE JANEIRO — A furious Iran slammed Georgian lifter Lasha Talakhadze's Olympic gold medal as a "conspiracy" on Tuesday (Aug 16), with riot police called to the Rio Games weightlifting venue as tensions boiled over. Iranian super heavyweight and favourite Behdad Salimikordasiabi sensationally crashed out of the men's +105kg class after judges ruled he had failed to register a total in the clean and jerk."/> <script src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012js_/http://cdn.cxense.com/cx.js" type="text/javascript" async=""></script> <script src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012js_/http://ad.crwdcntrl.net/5/c=5225/pe=y/var=lotauds" type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> //start of lotame ads targeting //prepare key/value pair of user audiences. Example result: "lotameid=sports;lotameid=movie;lotameid=blogger" var dfpLotameKey = "lotameid"; var dfpLotame = ""; if (typeof(lotauds) != "undefined") { for (var cci = 0; cci < lotauds.Profile.Audiences.Audience.length; cci++) { if (cci > 0) dfpLotame += ","; dfpLotame += lotauds.Profile.Audiences.Audience[cci].abbr; } }</script> <meta property="fb:pages" content="147858757571"/> <script type="text/javascript">function DM_prepClient(csid,client){ client.DM_addEncToLoc("as_cat", Sports); } </script><script>(function(){ var csid = "F09828"; var bpid = "mediacorp_sg"; var e = document.createElement("script"); var s = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; e.src = "//web.archive.org/web/20160818182012/http://js.revsci.net/gateway/gw.js?auto=t&csid=" + csid + "&bpid=" + bpid; e.async = true; s.parentNode.insertBefore(e, s); })();</script><meta name="cXenseParse:recs:articleid" content="2325176"/><meta name="cXenseParse:recs:publishtime" content="2016-08-17T09:00:05.000Z"/> <title>Georgia grab lifting gold as Iran fume | TODAYonline</title> <meta name="MobileOptimized" content="width"> <meta name="HandheldFriendly" content="true"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width"> <meta http-equiv="cleartype" content="on"> <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012cs_/http://www.todayonline.com/sites/default/files/css/css_kShW4RPmRstZ3SpIC-ZvVGNFVAi0WEMuCnI0ZkYIaFw.css" media="all"/> <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012cs_/http://www.todayonline.com/sites/default/files/css/css_1dVKfsyZxr1WEimJAbGS38ucdBwL6vt-HdL29LEQ3lY.css" media="all"/> <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012cs_/http://www.todayonline.com/sites/default/files/css/css_rGFRtKI0AxjqhP0tFaH5tJcdGemNAs0M_VFLH4iQyHo.css" media="all"/> <style>#block-views-most-column-block{border-bottom:1px solid #CDCDCD;padding-bottom:16px;margin-bottom:1em;} </style> <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012cs_/http://www.todayonline.com/sites/default/files/css/css_RMN6ASouxK1fvW1JCyr6Oqv1y3SHxE3Krjq4pDhkkHc.css" media="all"/> <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012cs_/http://www.todayonline.com/sites/default/files/css/css_YiFMJ7BByDoilgWRxDZ4HAaXFYk7XC91pTsCeDgSC2U.css" media="all"/> <script src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012js_/http://www.todayonline.com/sites/default/files/js/js_zzcIWOou_jnX0ZWAIA4sb6Xy_p5a8FZNA0GySvuWjPU.js"></script> <script src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012js_/http://www.todayonline.com/sites/default/files/js/js_iSM2u2hnJi9_aoaRQFqHE4h9kZiOUpIS8KY_U_U_BGc.js"></script> <script src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012js_/http://www.todayonline.com/sites/default/files/js/js_jwYK4aX5x3GIFTfZ8pFKL7Ggr9nrKOpnbYJ1kei5xhY.js"></script> <script src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012js_/http://www.todayonline.com/sites/default/files/js/js_BAlZSfi_-geOfQ0AA5usecMIw8rB4fKO5r6oo_dqm-U.js"></script> <script>var dart_url = "https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012/http://ad.doubleclick.net";</script> <script src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012js_/http://www.todayonline.com/sites/default/files/js/js_lWqr6SKPkCEK_Ar0pWEeSXETGwTyZGBomn-mp32Lnr8.js"></script> <script>var googletag = googletag || {}; googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || []; (function() { var gads = document.createElement('script'); gads.async = true; gads.type = 'text/javascript'; var useSSL = 'https:' == document.location.protocol; gads.src = (useSSL ? 'https:' : 'http:') +'//web.archive.org/web/20160818182012/http://www.googletagservices.com/tag/js/gpt.js'; var node = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; node.parentNode.insertBefore(gads, node); })();</script> <script src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012js_/http://www.todayonline.com/sites/default/files/js/js_2__k3lrWKne6k4MjUwQvMukpHSZYNLWfJy4-7i9bhtM.js"></script> <script> var gptid = 462759946838318386; googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.defineSlot('/4654/mc.tdyonl.com/sports', [[970,90]],'div-gpt-ad-462759946838318386-12').setTargeting('pos',['1']).addService(googletag.pubads());googletag.defineSlot('/4654/Today_online/sports/imu1', [[300, 250], [300, 600]], 'div-gpt-ad-imu1').addService(googletag.pubads());googletag.defineSlot('/4654/Today_online/sports/imu2', [300, 250], 'div-gpt-ad-imu2').addService(googletag.pubads());googletag.defineSlot('/4654/Today_online/sports/imu3', [300, 250], 'div-gpt-ad-imu3').addService(googletag.pubads());googletag.defineSlot('/4654/Today_online/sports/imu4', [300, 250], 'div-gpt-ad-imu4').addService(googletag.pubads());googletag.defineSlot('/4654/Today_online/sports/imu5', [300, 250], 'div-gpt-ad-imu5').addService(googletag.pubads());googletag.defineSlot('/4654/Today_online/sports/native', [600, 250], 'div-gpt-ad-native').addService(googletag.pubads());googletag.defineSlot('/4654/Today_online/sports/leaderboard1', [[728, 90], [970, 90], [970, 250]], 'div-gpt-ad-leaderboard1').addService(googletag.pubads());googletag.defineSlot('/4654/Today_online/sports/skyscraper', [120, 600], 'div-gpt-ad-skyscraper').addService(googletag.pubads());googletag.defineOutOfPageSlot('/4654/Today_online/sports/out_of_page', 'div-gpt-ad-outofpage').addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); googletag.pubads().enableAsyncRendering(); googletag.pubads().setTargeting(dfpLotameKey, [dfpLotame]); googletag.pubads().setTargeting('UID', lotauds.Profile.pid); googletag.pubads().setTargeting("TodayKW", ["Olympics"]); googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(); googletag.enableServices(); });</script> <script src="//web.archive.org/web/20160818182012js_/http://sv.brand-display.com/js/kserve.js"></script> <script>var knxtag = knxtag || {}; knxtag.items = knxtag.items || [];</script> <script src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012js_/http://www.todayonline.com/sites/default/files/js/js_MWLmFI7TXSuwMjpaBkXeQiiIp-rKuh3-AwCzbLkhbDg.js"></script> <script>jQuery.extend(Drupal.settings, {"basePath":"\/","pathPrefix":"","ajaxPageState":{"theme":"today","theme_token":"px_yAakJd6mMmEDFhN37wvWAtqupir_bh7p_uLIqgO0","jquery_version":"1.5","js":{"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/jquery_update\/replace\/jquery\/1.5\/jquery.min.js":1,"misc\/jquery.once.js":1,"misc\/drupal.js":1,"misc\/ajax.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/jquery_update\/js\/jquery_update.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/admin_menu\/admin_devel\/admin_devel.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/whatsappshare\/js\/whatsapp-button.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/pollanon\/js\/jquery.cookie.min.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/pollanon\/js\/pollanon.pack.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/custom\/today_new_sso\/today_new_sso.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/whatsappshare\/js\/whatsappshare.js":1,"misc\/progress.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/onix\/onix_newstream\/js\/newstream.engine.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/dart\/js\/dart.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/onix\/onix_facebook\/js\/onix_facebook.engine.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/custom\/today_multimedia\/js\/today-multimedia-fix.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/onix\/onix_multimedia\/js\/onix-multimedia-overlay.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/custom\/today_multimedia\/js\/today-multimedia-overlay.js":1,"0":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/js\/jquery.tools.min.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/js\/hoverIntent.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/js\/scrollable.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/js\/home.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/js\/common.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/..\/..\/libraries\/fancybox\/jquery.fancybox-1.3.4.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/js\/navigation.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/js\/accordion.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/js\/jquery.columnizer.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/js\/jquery.jscrollpane.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/js\/jquery.mousewheel.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/js\/s_code.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/js\/Omniture.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/js\/jquery.ads.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/lightbox\/js\/lightbox.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/js\/ajax.omniture.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/js\/newstream_ads.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/js\/newstream_filter.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/js\/nivo_slider_today.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/js\/pixel.js":1,"1":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/onix\/onix_search\/js\/search.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/js\/cxsense.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/js\/mobile_detect.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/custom\/header_complement_today\/js\/print-edition.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/onix\/onix_share\/js\/share.engine.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/js\/active_menu_opinion.js":1,"2":1,"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160818182012\/http:\/\/www.googletagservices.com\/tag\/js\/gpt.js":1,"3":1,"\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160818182012\/http:\/\/sv.brand-display.com\/js\/kserve.js":1,"4":1},"css":{"modules\/system\/system.base.css":1,"modules\/system\/system.menus.css":1,"modules\/system\/system.messages.css":1,"modules\/system\/system.theme.css":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/calendar\/css\/calendar_multiday.css":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/date\/date_api\/date.css":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/date\/date_popup\/themes\/datepicker.1.7.css":1,"modules\/field\/theme\/field.css":1,"modules\/node\/node.css":1,"modules\/poll\/poll.css":1,"modules\/search\/search.css":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/custom\/today_functions\/css\/today_functions.acquia-purge-message.css":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/custom\/today_hashtag_reader\/css\/voicestodayfeed.css":1,"modules\/user\/user.css":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/whatsappshare\/style.css":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/views\/css\/views.css":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/ckeditor\/css\/ckeditor.css":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/ctools\/css\/ctools.css":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/panels\/css\/panels.css":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/pollanon\/pollanon.css":1,"0":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/panels\/plugins\/layouts\/flexible\/flexible.css":1,"public:\/\/ctools\/css\/5a355c1fe21468395d0b2a9b09f1bfa9.css":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/custom\/header_complement_today\/css\/print-edition.css":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/custom\/outbrain_today\/css\/outbrain-styles.css":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/custom\/today_ads\/css\/today_ads.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/system.menus.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/css\/normalize.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/css\/wireframes.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/css\/layouts\/fixed-width.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/css\/page-backgrounds.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/css\/tabs.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/css\/pages.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/css\/blocks.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/css\/navigation.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/css\/views-styles.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/css\/nodes.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/css\/comments.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/css\/forms.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/css\/fields.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/css\/print.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/css\/type.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/css\/article.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/css\/home.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/css\/jquery.jscrollpane.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/css\/onix_mosaic.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/css\/onix_print_edition.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/css\/onix_tv_guide.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/lightbox\/css\/lightbox.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/css\/newstream.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/css\/digital-features.css":1}},"jcarousel":{"ajaxPath":"\/jcarousel\/ajax\/views"},"got_website_session":false,"whatsappshare":{"whatsappshare_button_text":"Share","whatsappshare_button_size":"wa_btn_s","whatsappshare_sharing_text":"Your sharing text will come here.","whatsappshare_sharing_location":"#social-links li.whatsapp-share ","base_path":"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160818182012\/http:\/\/www.todayonline.com\/sports\/georgia-grab-lifting-gold-iran-fume"},"onix_facebook":{"FBAppID":"146489805395077"},"search":"Search...","nodeid":"2325176","node_title":"Georgia grab lifting gold as Iran fume","widget":"42ed8fd6f6bd9ed97628c3f053910cff5b420854","widgetname":"cx-similar-article","widget_1":"0c8a4f2476eeddb638de371d71788a7d11d8776d","widgetname_2":"cx-related-article","onix_newstream":{"default_filters":[{"machine_name":"hot_news","title":"Hot News","view_name":"hot_news_home","display_name":"block","arguments":"all"},{"machine_name":"commentary","title":"Commentary","view_name":"newstream","display_name":"default","arguments":"102"},{"machine_name":"voices","title":"Voices","view_name":"newstream","display_name":"default","arguments":"2"},{"machine_name":"singapore","title":"Singapore","view_name":"newstream","display_name":"default","arguments":"3"},{"machine_name":"daily_focus","title":"Daily Focus","view_name":"newstream","display_name":"default","arguments":"4"},{"machine_name":"china_india","title":"China \u0026 India","view_name":"newstream","display_name":"default","arguments":"110"},{"machine_name":"world","title":"World","view_name":"newstream","display_name":"default","arguments":"5"},{"machine_name":"business","title":"Business","view_name":"newstream","display_name":"default","arguments":"6"},{"machine_name":"tech","title":"Tech","view_name":"newstream","display_name":"default","arguments":"299"},{"machine_name":"sports","title":"Sports","view_name":"newstream","display_name":"default","arguments":"8"},{"machine_name":"entertainment","title":"Entertainment","view_name":"newstream","display_name":"default","arguments":"11"},{"machine_name":"lifestyle","title":"Lifestyle","view_name":"newstream","display_name":"default","arguments":"176"},{"machine_name":"blogs","title":"Blogs","view_name":"newstream","display_name":"default","arguments":"101"},{"machine_name":"photos","title":"Photos","view_name":"photos","display_name":"page","arguments":""},{"machine_name":"videos","title":"Videos","view_name":"videos","display_name":"page","arguments":""}],"twitter_users":[{"user_name":"TODAYonline","title":"@TODAYonline"},{"user_name":"tdy_T","title":"@tdy_T"},{"user_name":"tdysports","title":"@tdysports"}]},"DART":{"bgAdVars":[]},"prop5":"sg:tdy:online:news:sports","prop6":"Georgia grab lifting gold as Iran fume","prop8":"article detail page","onix_active_trail":[{"title":"Sports","href":"\/sports"}],"omniture":{"nodetitle":"Georgia grab lifting gold as Iran fume"},"parent_mobile":{"mobile":"8"}});</script>     <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012js_/http://tags.crwdcntrl.net/c/5800/cc.js?ns=_cc5800" id="LOTCC_5800"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> var SSOID = Drupal.settings.sso_id; var got_website_session = Drupal.settings.got_website_session; if(SSOID == undefined){ SSOID = ''; } var cX = cX || {}; cX.callQueue = cX.callQueue || []; function setCookie(cname, cvalue, exdays) { var d = new Date(); d.setTime(d.getTime() + (exdays * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000)); var expires = "expires=" + d.toUTCString(); document.cookie = cname + "=" + cvalue + "; " + expires; } function getCookie(cname) { var name = cname + "="; var ca = document.cookie.split(';'); for (var i = 0; i < ca.length; i++) { var c = ca[i]; while (c.charAt(0) == ' ') c = c.substring(1); if (c.indexOf(name) == 0) return c.substring(name.length, c.length); } return ""; } function GenerateUID(SSOID) { try{ UniversalID = getCookie("UID"); //Get Universal ID from cookies var LotameID = lotauds.Profile.pid; //Get Lotame ID var CxenseID = getCookie("cX_P"); //Get CxenseID //Pass SSOID to lotame - Start if (SSOID != "") { _cc5800.add('tp', 'MCRP'); //'MCRP' _cc5800.add('tpid', SSOID); } _cc5800.bcp(); //Pass SSOID to lotame - END //Call API to generate universal ID if ((UniversalID == "" && SSOID == "") || (UniversalID != SSOID && SSOID != "")) { var mapping = { LotameID: LotameID, CxenseID: CxenseID, SSOID: SSOID } $.support.cors = true; $.ajax({ type: "POST", data: JSON.stringify(mapping), crossDomain: true, url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012/https://uid.mediacorp.sg/api/Profiles/GetUID", contentType: "application/json", success: function (result, status) { setCookie("UID", result, 365); //cxense script start //Pass Universal ID to Cxense cX.callQueue.push(['invoke', function () { // This is called when CX is ready, no need for callQueue.push after this. if (result != "" && result != "null" && result != "true" && result != "false" && result != "error" && result != "undefined" && result.length > 5) { cX.addExternalId({ id: result, type: 'mdc' }); } cX.setSiteId('9222302702321341888'); //for testing environment only. //cX.sendPageViewEvent({ 'location': 'https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/aggressive-governance-for/1790254.html' }); //for production use below cX.sendPageViewEvent(); }]); }, error: function (result, status) { //cxense script start cX.callQueue.push(['invoke', function () { // This is called when CX is ready, no need for callQueue.push after this. cX.setSiteId('9222302702321341888'); cX.sendPageViewEvent(); }]); } }); } else{ //cxense script start cX.callQueue.push(['invoke', function () { cX.setSiteId('9222302702321341888'); cX.sendPageViewEvent(); }]); //cxense script end } } catch (ex) {} } (function() { try { var scriptEl = document.createElement('script'); scriptEl.type = 'text/javascript'; scriptEl.async = 'async'; scriptEl.src = ('https:' == location.protocol) ? 'https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012/https://scdn.cxense.com/cx.js' : 'https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012/http://cdn.cxense.com/cx.js'; var targetEl = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; targetEl.parentNode.insertBefore(scriptEl, targetEl); } catch (e) {};} ()); //cxense script end //Call below function at section where you can get SSOID after user login successful and upon page load without login GenerateUID(SSOID); </script>  <link href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012cs_/http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Lato:100,300,400,700,900" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"> <link href="//web.archive.org/web/20160818182012cs_/http://netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.0.3/css/font-awesome.css" rel="stylesheet">  <script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8" src="//web.archive.org/web/20160818182012js_/http://inpref-sg.s3.amazonaws.com/frosmo.easy.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8" src="//web.archive.org/web/20160818182012js_/http://inpref-sg.s3.amazonaws.com/sites/todayonline_com.js"></script> </head> <body class="html not-front not-logged-in two-sidebars page-node page-node- page-node-2325176 node-type-article section-sports"> <script> //SSO SCRIPTS BEGINS //http://beta.profile.mediacorp.sg/mawademo/ClientServer5.aspx //https://login.mediacorp.sg/Api/Api/profiles/get function onSignedInFunction(token) { if (token === null || token.JWT === null || token.JWT === "") { //Invalid token } else { $.ajax({ type: "POST", url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/sso/login/endpoint", data: {token :token.JWT }, success: function (data) { console.log(data); var url = "https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com"; $(location).attr('href',url); }, error: function () { console.log('error'); } }); } }; function onStatusChangedFunction(status) { console.log(got_website_session); console.log(status); if (!got_website_session || (got_website_session && status === "authenticated_changed")) { if (status === "authenticated" || status === "authenticated_changed") { var token = MCA.token(); if (token === null || token.JWT === null || token.JWT === "") { //Invalid token } else { $.ajax({ type: "POST", url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/sso/login/endpoint", data: { token: token.JWT }, success: function (data) { console.log(data); // var url = "https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012/http://todayonlistg.prod.acquia-sites.com/print-edition/archive?r=1499339100"; //$(location).attr('href',url); //User profile return successfully }, error: function () { console.log('error'); //Error handling } }); } } else { //User not login } } } function onTokenRefreshedFunction(token) { } window.mcaAsyncInit = function () { MCA.init({ onSignedIn: onSignedInFunction, onStatusChanged: onStatusChangedFunction//, //onTokenRefreshed: onTokenRefreshedFunction }); }; (function (d) { var js, id = 'mcajssdk', ref = d.getElementsByTagName("body")[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) { return; } js = d.createElement("script"); js.id = id; js.async = true; js.src = "https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012/https://login.mediacorp.sg/jssdk/mca.js?clientid=F0366B28-2521-4AE3-945D-7512473B83CB"; ref.insertBefore(js, ref.childNodes[0]); }(document)); //MCA.signIn() //MCA.signUp() //MCA.signOut() //MCA.updateProfile]() //UAT & PRD CLIENT ID: F0366B28-2521-4AE3-945D-7512473B83CB //SSO SCRIPTS ENDS </script> <div class="googleplusverify" style="height: 0;width: 0;visibility: hidden;position: absolute;"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012/https://plus.google.com/106844520243221322465" rel="publisher">Google+</a></div>   <script type="text/javascript"> (function() { var em = document.createElement('script'); em.type = 'text/javascript'; em.async = true; em.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012/https://sg-ssl' : 'https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012/http://sg-cdn') + '.effectivemeasure.net/em.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(em, s); })(); </script> <noscript> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20160818182012im_/http://sg.effectivemeasure.net/em_image" alt="" style="position:absolute; left:-5px;"/> </noscript>  <div id="dfp-header"> </div> <div class="skin">  <div class="skinner-left">  <div class="skinner-ad-left"></div> <script> (function($){ $('.skinner-ad-left').html( '<div id="div-gpt-ad-' + gptid + '-8" class="gpt-ad-item"></div>' ); googletag.cmd.push( function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-' + gptid + '-8'); } ); })(jQuery); </script>  </div> <div class="skinner-right">  <div class="skinner-ad-right"></div> <script> (function($){ $('.skinner-ad-right').html( '<div id="div-gpt-ad-' + gptid + '-9" class="gpt-ad-item"></div>' ); googletag.cmd.push( function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-' + gptid + '-9'); } ); })(jQuery); </script>  </div>  <div id="page"> <div id="above-header"> <div class="region region-above-header"> <div id="block-onix-header-onix-header-web" class="block block-onix-header first last odd"> <div class="weather-bar"> <div class="weather-bar-degrees"> <span class="weather-bar-title">Singapore Weather</span> <span class="weather-bar-range">Min.</span> 25° | <span class="weather-bar-range">Max.</span> 31° </div> <div class="weather-bar-image"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012im_/http://mobile.mediacorp.com.sg/Today/images/thunder.png"></img> </div> <div class="weather-bar-extra"> <span class="">Air Quality: PSI 37-56</span>  </div> </div> <div class="social-bar"> <a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/loginSSO?destination=http%3A//www.todayonline.com/sports/georgia-grab-lifting-gold-iran-fume" class="logout-link"></a> <div class="header-social-links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012/http://www.facebook.com/todayonline" target="_blank"><div class="social-link fb-link"></div></a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012/https://twitter.com/#!/TODAYonline" target="_blank"><div class="social-link twitter-link"></div></a>  </div> </div> <div class="player-iframe"> <iframe id="jPlayer" src="/web/20160818182012if_/http://www.todayonline.com/jplayer/index.html" width="70px" height="30px" style="overflow: hidden; border: none" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" allowtransparency="true"></iframe> </div> <div class="search-form"> <div id="block-onix-search-onix-search-block-form" class="block block-onix-search first odd"> <form action="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/sports/georgia-grab-lifting-gold-iran-fume" method="post" id="onix-search-search-box-form--2" accept-charset="UTF-8"><div><div class="form-item form-type-textfield form-item-search-field"> <input type="text" id="edit-search-field--2" name="search_field" value="Search..." size="18" maxlength="128" class="form-text"/> </div> <input type="submit" id="edit-submit--2" name="op" value="" class="form-submit"/><input type="hidden" name="form_build_id" value="form-vRLPYFq3yQZrvyw5kkNgDE_-Soz-CnxhvHeXuuDAC8o"/> <input type="hidden" name="form_id" value="onix_search_search_box_form"/> </div></form> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <header id="header" role="banner"> <a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/" title="Home" rel="home" id="logo"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012im_/http://www.todayonline.com/sites/all/themes/today/logo.png" alt="Home"/></a> <hgroup id="name-and-slogan"> <h2 id="site-slogan">We set you thinking</h2> <span id="site-date">Friday 19 August 2016</span> </hgroup> <div id="complement" class="temp"> <div id="block-onix-header-onix-header-complement" class="block block-onix-header even"> <div id="header-featured-title-container" class="print-edition-earspace"> <a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/print-edition">Read the PDF<br/>print edition</a></div> <div id="header-featured-image-container" class="print-edition-earspace"> <div class="print-edition-block-rotator" style="width: 244px"> <div class="print-edition-block-rotator-item first"> <a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/print-edition"> <img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012im_/http://www.todayonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/print_edition_cover_165/public/20161808_AP_page_1.jpg?itok=52Clsu_b" width="" height="" alt="" title=""/> </a> </div> <div class="print-edition-block-rotator-item last"> <a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/print-edition"> <img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012im_/http://www.todayonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/print_edition_cover_165/public/20161808_AP_page_57.jpg?itok=4pQ191mU" width="" height="" alt="" title=""/> </a> </div> </div> </div><br/> </div>  </div> </header> <div id="navigation"> <nav id="main-menu" role="navigation"> <h2 class="element-invisible">Main menu</h2><ul class="links clearfix"><li class="menu-218 first"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/" class="no-arrow">hot news</a></li> <li class="menu-1316"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/commentary" id="submenu-102">Commentary</a></li> <li class="menu-1020"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/voices" id="submenu-2">Voices</a></li> <li class="menu-1021"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/singapore" id="submenu-3">Singapore</a></li> <li class="menu-1022"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/daily-focus" id="submenu-4">daily focus</a></li> <li class="menu-1327"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/chinaindia" id="submenu-110">China & India</a></li> <li class="menu-1023"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/world" id="submenu-5">World</a></li> <li class="menu-1024"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/business" id="submenu-6">Business</a></li> <li class="menu-2747"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/tech" id="submenu-299">Tech</a></li> <li class="menu-1026 active-trail"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/sports" id="submenu-8" class="active-trail">Sports</a></li> <li class="menu-1029"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/entertainment" id="submenu-11">Entertainment</a></li> <li class="menu-2289"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/lifestyle" id="submenu-176">Lifestyle</a></li> <li class="menu-1317"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/blogs" id="submenu-101">Blogs</a></li> <li class="menu-1326"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/photos" id="photos" class="no-arrow">Photos</a></li> <li class="menu-1030"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/videos" id="video" class="no-arrow">Videos</a></li> <li class="menu-1331 last"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/print-edition" class="no-arrow">Print Edition</a></li> </ul> </nav> <div class="region region-navigation"> <div id="block-onix-highlight-onix-highlight-section-header" class="block block-onix-highlight first odd"> <div class="item-list"><ul id="" class="taxonomy-item-elements-section sections-navigation"><li class="section-header-list-items normal-link first"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/sports/asean-para-games" class="normal-link" target="">asean para games</a></li> <li class="section-header-list-items normal-link"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/sports/premiership" class="normal-link" target="">Premiership</a></li> <li class="section-header-list-items normal-link"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/sports/basketball" class="normal-link" target="">Basketball</a></li> <li class="section-header-list-items normal-link"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/sports/football" class="normal-link" target="">Football</a></li> <li class="section-header-list-items normal-link"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/sports/golf" class="normal-link" target="">Golf</a></li> <li class="section-header-list-items normal-link"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/sports/motor-racing" class="normal-link" target="">Motor Racing</a></li> <li class="section-header-list-items normal-link"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/sports/tennis" class="normal-link" target="">Tennis</a></li> <li class="section-header-list-items normal-link last"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/sports/other-sports" class="normal-link" target="">Other Sports</a></li> </ul></div> </div> <div id="block-block-936" class="block block-block last even">  <div id="div-gpt-ad-leaderboard1" style="text-align:center;"> <script type="text/javascript"> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-leaderboard1'); }); </script> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="main"> <aside class="sidebars"> <section class="region region-sidebar-first column sidebar"> <div id="block-block-946" class="block block-block first odd">  <div id="div-gpt-ad-imu1" style="text-align:center;padding-top:20px;"> <script type="text/javascript"> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-imu1'); }); </script> </div> </div> <div id="block-onix-newstream-onix-newstream" class="block block-onix-newstream last even"> <h2 class="block__title block-title">Newstream</h2> <div id="onix_newstream"> <div id="newstream_filters" class="hidden_filters"> </div> <div id="newstream_content"> <div id="newstream_first_ad" class="newstream_ad"> <div id="div-gpt-ad-imu2" style="width:300px;text-align:center;"> <script type="text/javascript"> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-imu2'); }); </script> </div> </div> </div> <div class="newstream_ads_others" style="display:none"> <div id="newstream_ad_2" class="newstream_ad"> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012js_/http://ad.doubleclick.net/adj/mc.tdyonl.com/homepage;pos=1;sz=300x250?ord=565105362000000"></script> </div> <div id="newstream_ad_3" class="newstream_ad"> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012js_/http://ad.doubleclick.net/adj/mc.tdyonl.com/homepage;pos=1;sz=300x250?ord=1259976503000000"></script> </div> <div id="newstream_ad_4" class="newstream_ad"> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012js_/http://ad.doubleclick.net/adj/mc.tdyonl.com/homepage;pos=1;sz=300x250?ord=786305127000000"></script> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </aside> <div id="content" class="column" role="main">  <div class="region region-highlighted"> <div id="block-onix-highlight-onix-highlight-article-header" class="block block-onix-highlight first odd"> <div class="header-sections-wrapper"><h2 class="header-sections">Sports</h2></div> </div> <div id="block-views-article-title-block" class="block block-views even"> <div class="view view-article-title view-id-article_title view-display-id-block view-dom-id-d8d49f999e09241d16526e4b9f5e553e"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first views-row-last"> <div> <span><h1 class="title" id="page-title">Georgia grab lifting gold as Iran fume</h1></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="block-views-abbbed293fc232acd042f79d5c8059a0" class="block block-views odd"> <div class="view view-article-main-highlight-view view-id-article_main_highlight_view view-display-id-block view-dom-id-14796adef9fa48a78de5a93df36d56f0"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first views-row-last"> <article class="node-2325176 article node node-article node-promoted view-mode-highlight_article clearfix" about="/sports/georgia-grab-lifting-gold-iran-fume" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <header> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/photo_gallery_image_lightbox/public/photos/43_images/27089885.JPG?itok=EYta_jiV" rel="lightbox" title="Iran's Behdad Salimikordasiabi argues after the Men's +105kg weightlifting competition at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 16, 2016. Photo: AFP"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012im_/http://www.todayonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/photo_gallery_image/public/photos/43_images/27089885.JPG?itok=mRPQMOQ8" width="560" height="420" alt="Georgia grab lifting gold as Iran fume"/></a> </header> <div id="photo-highlight"> <div class="description"> Iran's Behdad Salimikordasiabi argues after the Men's +105kg weightlifting competition at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 16, 2016. Photo: AFP </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="block-views-photo-gallery-view-block" class="block block-views last even"> <div class="view view-photo-gallery-view view-id-photo_gallery_view view-display-id-block view-dom-id-d58a403847b84ebdcb1e3e805a94c3c9"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first views-row-last"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="content-main"> <div class="inner"> <article class="node-2325176 node node-article node-promoted view-mode-full inline clearfix" about="/sports/georgia-grab-lifting-gold-iran-fume" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" data-nid="2325176"> <div class="field-name-field-article-abstract"> </div> <div class="social-links"> <div class="item-list"><ul id="social-links" class="clearfix"><li class="icon first"><a class="print-mail mail icon-social" target="_blank" href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/printmail/2325176">mail</a></li> <li class="icon"><a class="print icon-social" target="_blank" href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/print/2325176">print</a></li> <li class="facebook_comment"><a href="#fb-comments" class="fb_comments"><div class="fb-comment-icon">View all <fb:comments-count href="http://www.todayonline.com/sports/georgia-grab-lifting-gold-iran-fume"/></fb:comments-count> comments</div></a></li> <li class="facebook"><div class="fb icon"><div class="fb-like" data-href="http://www.todayonline.com/sports/georgia-grab-lifting-gold-iran-fume" data-layout="button_count" data-action="like" data-show-faces="false" data-share="true"></div></div></li> <li class="twitter"><div class="twitter icon"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012/https://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-size="small" data-count="horizontal" data-lang="en">Tweet</a> </div></li> <li class="whatsapp-share last"></li> </ul></div> </div> <div class="authoring full-date"><span class="date-label">Published: </span><span class="date-value">9:00 AM, August 17, 2016</span></div> <div class="authoring full-date"><span class="date-label">Updated: </span><span class="date-value">9:59 AM, August 17, 2016</span></div> <div class="authoring"></div> <div class="content"> <p>RIO DE JANEIRO — A furious Iran slammed Georgian lifter Lasha Talakhadze's Olympic gold medal as a "conspiracy" on Tuesday (Aug 16), with riot police called to the Rio Games weightlifting venue as tensions boiled over.</p><p>Iranian super heavyweight and favourite Behdad Salimikordasiabi sensationally crashed out of the men's +105kg class after judges ruled he had failed to register a total in the clean and jerk.</p>  <div class="left "> </div> <p>Defending champion Salimikordasiabi, known as "Salimi", and his coach angrily remonstrated with officials for several minutes in the arena before the contest was finished as boisterous Iranian fans booed incessantly.</p><p>"There's a conspiracy. Our enemies were on the jury," an irate Iranian coach Sajjad Anoushiravani told reporters, appearing to be referring to a judge from Iraq.</p><p>"It's obvious they took the medal from Salimi. The jury was selected for this to happen.</p><p>"He is a gold medallist from London. He broke the world record here. They may as well throw the whole thing in the trash," seethed Anoushiravani.</p><p>Salimi, sometimes referred to as the "Iranian Hercules", set a new world record of 216kg in the snatch to lead Talakhadze by 1kg going into the clean and jerk.</p><p>Judges ruled that the 26-year-old super heavyweight's first jerk was a no lift. The jury then dramatically over-ruled the judges' decision that his second lift had been legitimate.</p><p>Salimi thought he had successfully raised 245kg above his head but the panel of referees on the jury ruled that his left arm had not been straight.</p><p>He failed again on his third attempt and he and Anoushiravani left the podium gesticulating wildly at the judges.</p><p>With the competition still going on the pair then re-entered the arena to remonstrate with them.</p><p>Salimi wagged his finger and shouted at jury members while the coach was even seen arguing with International Weightlifting Federation President Tamas Ajan.</p><p>Angry Iranian fans then booed every lift thereafter, including those of Talakhadze and Irakli Turmanidze, also of Georgia, who eventually claimed bronze.</p><p>"Why should they take this from us so easily?" 170kg Salimi blubbed to reporters.</p><p>"There's a malfunction in the system, people saw what happened," he sobbed.</p><p>RIOT POLICE</p><p>Talakhadze held his nerve as pandemonium went on around him to haul a combined total of 473kg<span style="line-height: 20.8px;"> — </span>a world record<span style="line-height: 20.8px;"> — </span>to beat silver medallist Gor Minasyan of Armenia by a massive 22kg.</p><p>"There was anger in the hall. But it had nothing to do with me. I just did what I was supposed to do," said Talakhadze, who has previously served a two-year ban for doping.</p><p>"The Iranian was an Olympic champion. But he made mistakes and he failed with his attempts. All my career I've been trying to become Olympic champion and now I am.</p><p>"The crowd were booing when I was competing. They were wailing. Maybe this gave me more power and strength to become the champion," he added.</p><p>Armenian silver medallist Gor Minasyan condemned the behaviour of the Iranian fans, who stayed on to boo and jeer after the competition had finished, sparking the riot police into action.</p><p>"It was bad sporting behaviour from the spectators," said Minasyan, who has also previously served a two-year band for testing positive for illegal substances.</p><p>Around a dozen heavily-armed riot police entered the arena as tensions threatened to escalate but calmness was restored.</p><p>"It was just for a precautionary measure and they weren't used," the venue's media manager told AFP.</p><p>Sam Coffa, chairman of the IWF's technical committee, said afterwards that the Iranian team could be disciplined for their behaviour as he defended the judges' decisions against Salimi. AFP</p> <div class="social-links"> <div class="item-list"><ul id="social-links" class="clearfix"><li class="icon first"><a class="print-mail mail icon-social" target="_blank" href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/printmail/2325176">mail</a></li> <li class="icon"><a class="print icon-social" target="_blank" href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/print/2325176">print</a></li> <li class="facebook_comment"><a href="#fb-comments" class="fb_comments"><div class="fb-comment-icon">View all <fb:comments-count href="http://www.todayonline.com/sports/georgia-grab-lifting-gold-iran-fume"/></fb:comments-count> comments</div></a></li> <li class="facebook"><div class="fb icon"><div class="fb-like" data-href="http://www.todayonline.com/sports/georgia-grab-lifting-gold-iran-fume" data-layout="button_count" data-action="like" data-show-faces="false" data-share="true"></div></div></li> <li class="twitter"><div class="twitter icon"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012/https://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-size="small" data-count="horizontal" data-lang="en">Tweet</a> </div></li> <li class="whatsapp-share last"></li> </ul></div> </div> <span class="print-link"></span><div id="fb-root"></div><script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012/http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, "script", "facebook-jssdk"));</script><div class="fb-comments" data-mobile="false" data-href="http://www.todayonline.com/sports/georgia-grab-lifting-gold-iran-fume" data-num-posts="15" data-width="370" data-colorscheme="light"></div> </div> </article> <div id="block-block-326" class="block block-block last even"> <script type="text/javascript"> <![CDATA[// ><!]]> </script> </div> </div> </div> <div id="sidebar-second"> <section class="region region-sidebar-second column sidebar"> <div id="block-today-blocks-cxsense-related-article" class="block block-today-blocks first odd"> <h2 class="block__title block-title"><h2>Recommended <br><span>For You</span></h2></h2> <div id="cx-related-article"></div> </div> <div id="block-block-276" class="block block-block even"> <div class="OUTBRAIN" data-ob-template="TodayOnline" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012oe_/http://www.todayonline.com/" data-widget-id="SB_1"> </div> <script type="text/javascript" async="async" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012js_/http://widgets.outbrain.com/outbrain.js"></script> </div> <div id="block-today-blocks-cxsense-similar-article" class="block block-today-blocks odd"> <h2 class="block__title block-title"><h2>Similar <span>Stories</span></h2></h2> <div id="cx-similar-article"></div> </div> <div id="block-views-most-column-block" class="block block-views even"> <h2 class="block__title block-title"><div><span>The Most</span></div><div class="title most-section-title">Sports</div></h2> <div class="view view-most-column view-id-most_column view-display-id-block view-dom-id-c9f775d4e8719d9cf9f37a6a2f0feef4"> <div class="view-header"> <h2 id="most_read">READ</h2> <h2 id="most_commented">COMMENTED</h2> </div> <div class="view-content"> <div class="item-list"> <ol> <li class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first"><article class="node-1972526 node node-article node-promoted view-mode-most clearfix" about="/sports/very-high-security-level-junes-euro-championships-france" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <h2 class="node__title node-title"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/sports/very-high-security-level-junes-euro-championships-france">“Very high security level” for June’s Euro Championships in France</a></h2> </article> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even"><article class="node-1385036 node node-article node-promoted view-mode-most clearfix" about="/sports/football/winner-ramos-needed-real-madrid-says-benitez" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <h2 class="node__title node-title"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/sports/football/winner-ramos-needed-real-madrid-says-benitez">‘Winner’ Ramos needed at Real Madrid, says Benitez</a></h2> </article> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd"><article class="node-221796 node node-article node-promoted view-mode-most clearfix" about="/fantasyleague/what-are-arsenal-smoking" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <h2 class="node__title node-title"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/fantasyleague/what-are-arsenal-smoking">‘What are Arsenal smoking?’</a></h2> </article> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even"><article class="node-306751 node node-article node-promoted view-mode-most clearfix" about="/sports/football/we-can-now-spend-big-and-win-trophies" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <h2 class="node__title node-title"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/sports/football/we-can-now-spend-big-and-win-trophies">‘We can now spend big and win trophies’</a></h2> </article> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd views-row-last"><article class="node-1381011 node node-article node-promoted view-mode-most clearfix" about="/sports/football/akpom-fires-arsenal-barclays-asia-trophy-final" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <h2 class="node__title node-title"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/sports/football/akpom-fires-arsenal-barclays-asia-trophy-final">‘Valuable lessons’ from Arsenal</a></h2> </article> </li> </ol></div> </div> <div class="attachment attachment-after"> <div class="view view-most-column view-id-most_column view-display-id-attachment_1"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="item-list"> <ol> <li class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first"><article class="node-2315841 node node-article node-promoted view-mode-most clearfix" about="/sports/sweat-and-guts-uchimuras-recipe-success" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <h2 class="node__title node-title"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/sports/sweat-and-guts-uchimuras-recipe-success">‘Sweat and guts’, Uchimura’s recipe for success</a></h2> </article> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even"><article class="node-2329516 node node-article node-promoted view-mode-most clearfix" about="/sports/schooling-can-go-far-he-wants-go-lopez" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <h2 class="node__title node-title"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/sports/schooling-can-go-far-he-wants-go-lopez">‘Schooling can go as far as he wants to go’: Lopez</a></h2> </article> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd"><article class="node-2327566 node node-article node-promoted view-mode-most clearfix" about="/sports/robotic-chinese-gymnasts-told-keep-change" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <h2 class="node__title node-title"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/sports/robotic-chinese-gymnasts-told-keep-change">‘Robotic’ Chinese gymnasts told to keep up with change</a></h2> </article> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even"><article class="node-2318426 node node-article node-promoted view-mode-most clearfix" about="/sports/peoples-team-wins-fiji-their-first-olympic-medal" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <h2 class="node__title node-title"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/sports/peoples-team-wins-fiji-their-first-olympic-medal">‘People’s team’ wins Fiji their first Olympic medal</a></h2> </article> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd"><article class="node-2328566 node node-article node-promoted view-mode-most clearfix" about="/sports/only-silver-malaysians-pan-headlines-badminton-medal" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <h2 class="node__title node-title"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/sports/only-silver-malaysians-pan-headlines-badminton-medal">‘Only’ a silver: Malaysians pan headlines on badminton medal</a></h2> </article> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-6 views-row-even"><article class="node-2328526 node node-article node-promoted view-mode-most clearfix" about="/sports/mccaw-curse-blamed-new-zealand-losses" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <h2 class="node__title node-title"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/sports/mccaw-curse-blamed-new-zealand-losses">‘McCaw curse’ blamed for New Zealand losses</a></h2> </article> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-7 views-row-odd"><article class="node-2316706 node node-article node-promoted view-mode-most clearfix" about="/sports/its-all-about-winning-gold-medal-schooling-rio" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <h2 class="node__title node-title"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/sports/its-all-about-winning-gold-medal-schooling-rio">‘It’s all about winning the gold medal’: Schooling</a></h2> </article> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-8 views-row-even"><article class="node-2319446 node node-article node-promoted view-mode-most clearfix" about="/singapore/i-want-celebrate-moment-not-just-my-family-everyone-schooling" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <h2 class="node__title node-title"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/i-want-celebrate-moment-not-just-my-family-everyone-schooling">‘I want to celebrate this moment not just with my family, but with everyone’: Schooling </a></h2> </article> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-9 views-row-odd"><article class="node-2320326 node node-article node-promoted view-mode-most clearfix" about="/sports/wong-bids-farewell-olympics" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <h2 class="node__title node-title"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/sports/wong-bids-farewell-olympics">Wong bids farewell to Olympics</a></h2> </article> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-10 views-row-even views-row-last"><article class="node-2323741 node node-article node-promoted view-mode-most clearfix" about="/singapore/ns-deferment-settled-schooling-eyes-more-olympic-medals" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <h2 class="node__title node-title"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/ns-deferment-settled-schooling-eyes-more-olympic-medals">With NS deferment settled, Schooling eyes more Olympic medals</a></h2> </article> </li> </ol></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="block-today-blocks-tb-skyscrapper-120-600" class="block block-today-blocks last odd"> </div> </section> </div> <div id="content-bottom"> <div class="inner"> <div class="region region-content-bottom"> <div id="block-block-1256" class="block block-block first odd"> <div id="div-gpt-ad-native" style="text-align:center;"> <script type="text/javascript"> <![CDATA[// ><!]]> </script></div> </div> <div id="block-outbrain-today-outbrain-today" class="block block-outbrain-today even"> <div class="OUTBRAIN" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012oe_/http://www.todayonline.com/" data-widget-id="AR_1" data-ob-template="TodayOnline"></div> <script type="text/javascript" async="async" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012js_/http://widgets.outbrain.com/outbrain.js"></script> </div> <div id="block-panels-mini-home-footer" class="block block-panels-mini last odd"> <h2 class="block__title block-title"><span>Inside</span> Today</h2> <div class="panel-flexible panels-flexible-4_columns clearfix" id="mini-panel-home_footer"> <div class="panel-flexible-inside panels-flexible-4_columns-inside"> <div class="panels-flexible-row panels-flexible-row-4_columns-region_1 panels-flexible-row-first panels-flexible-row-last clearfix"> <div class="inside panels-flexible-row-inside panels-flexible-row-4_columns-region_1-inside panels-flexible-row-inside-first panels-flexible-row-inside-last clearfix"> <div class="panels-flexible-region panels-flexible-region-4_columns-region_1 panels-flexible-region-first "> <div class="inside panels-flexible-region-inside panels-flexible-region-4_columns-region_1-inside panels-flexible-region-inside-first"> <div class="panel-pane pane-views pane-footer-displays"> <div class="header-footer"> <h3><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/world">World</a></h3></div> <div class="left"> <div class="node-image"> <a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/world/un-syria-envoy-bemoans-lack-aid-deliveries-seeks-aleppo-truce"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012im_/http://www.todayonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/photos/43_images/2016-08-18T161913Z_2_LYNXNPEC7H0HF_RTROPTP_3_MIDEAST-CRISIS-SYRIA-ENVOY-RUSSIA.JPG?itok=yWVC_E2y" alt=""/></a> </div> </div> <div class="right"> <div class="title-node"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/world/un-syria-envoy-bemoans-lack-aid-deliveries-seeks-aleppo-truce">U.N. welcomes Russian words on Aleppo truce, trucks 'ready to move'</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/world/large-blast-rocks-area-near-police-station-eastern-turkey-several-wounded-media">Turkey's Erdogan links coup suspects, PKK to bomb attacks</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/world/interior-minister-says-face-veils-have-no-place-germany">Interior minister says face veils have no place in Germany</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/world/de-mistura-says-will-work-out-details-aleppo-truce-russia">De Mistura says will work out details of Aleppo truce with Russia</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd views-row-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/world/rare-climbdown-kazakh-leader-delays-land-reforms-five-years">In rare climbdown, Kazakh leader delays land reforms for five years</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panels-flexible-region panels-flexible-region-4_columns-test "> <div class="inside panels-flexible-region-inside panels-flexible-region-4_columns-test-inside"> <div class="panel-pane pane-views pane-footer-displays"> <div class="header-footer"> <h3><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/business">Business</a></h3></div> <div class="left"> <div class="node-image"> <a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/business/futures-flat-minutes-show-fed-divided-over-rate"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012im_/http://www.todayonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/photos/43_images/2016-08-18T153840Z_2_LYNXNPEC7H0K3_RTROPTP_3_USA-STOCKS.JPG?itok=MKSw93Cr" alt=""/></a> </div> </div> <div class="right"> <div class="title-node"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/business/futures-flat-minutes-show-fed-divided-over-rate">Wall Street flat as drop in tech stocks offsets oil gains</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/business/us-sues-harley-davidson-environmental-violations">Harley-Davidson to pay $12 million fine over motorcycle emissions</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/business/citi-ceo-seen-asking-more-patience-targets-still-elusive">Citi CEO seen asking for more patience as targets still elusive</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/business/united-air-shakes-management-names-cfo-chief-commercial-officer">United Air names new CFO, chief commercial officer in shuffle</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd views-row-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/business/uber-buys-self-driving-truck-startup-otto-teams-volvo">Uber buys self-driving truck startup Otto; teams up with Volvo</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panels-flexible-region panels-flexible-region-4_columns-region_2 "> <div class="inside panels-flexible-region-inside panels-flexible-region-4_columns-region_2-inside"> <div class="panel-pane pane-views pane-footer-displays"> <div class="header-footer"> <h3><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/sports">Sports</a></h3></div> <div class="left"> <div class="node-image"> <a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/sports/brazil-police-official-lochte-made-story-about-robbery"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012im_/http://www.todayonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/photos/43_images/27122808.JPG?itok=9bpk0v1g" alt=""/></a> </div> </div> <div class="right"> <div class="title-node"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/sports/brazil-police-official-lochte-made-story-about-robbery">Video undermines US Olympic swimmers' 'mugging' story</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/sports/schooling-can-go-far-he-wants-go-lopez">‘Schooling can go as far as he wants to go’: Lopez</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/sports/singaporeans-should-have-more-self-belief-lopez">Singaporeans should have more self-belief: Lopez</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/sports/encourage-and-support-your-children-and-hug-them-lot">Encourage and support your children, and hug them a lot: Schooling's mum</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd views-row-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/sports/criticised-rio-marathon-twin-awarded-victory-home">Criticised in Rio, marathon twin awarded victory at home</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panels-flexible-region panels-flexible-region-4_columns-test_ panels-flexible-region-last "> <div class="inside panels-flexible-region-inside panels-flexible-region-4_columns-test_-inside panels-flexible-region-inside-last"> <div class="panel-pane pane-views pane-footer-displays"> <div class="header-footer"> <h3><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/entertainment">Entertainment</a></h3></div> <div class="left"> <div class="node-image"> <a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/sports/simone-biles-and-zac-efron-whos-bigger-fan-whom"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012im_/http://www.todayonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/photos/43_images/27096350.JPG?itok=UOSvNYdJ" alt=""/></a> </div> </div> <div class="right"> <div class="title-node"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/sports/simone-biles-and-zac-efron-whos-bigger-fan-whom">Simone Biles and Zac Efron: Who’s the bigger fan of whom?</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/entertainment/movies/boo-junfengs-apprentice-secures-us-canada-theatrical-release">Boo Junfeng’s Apprentice secures US, Canada theatrical release</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/entertainment/music/stefanie-suns-releases-new-single-rainbow-bot">Stefanie Sun releases new single, Rainbow Bot</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/entertainment/arts/work-uncovering-forgotten-histories-will-represent-singapore-venice-biennale">Work on uncovering forgotten histories will represent Singapore at Venice Biennale</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd views-row-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/entertainment/celebrity/madonna-latest-stream-celebs-visiting-cuba">Madonna latest in stream of celebs visiting Cuba</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <footer id="footer" class="region region-footer"> <div id="block-block-1266" class="block block-block first odd"> <style> <![CDATA[/* ><!]]>*/ </style> </div> <div id="block-block-1321" class="block block-block even"> <p><script> <![CDATA[// ><!]]> </script></p> </div> <div id="block-block-816" class="block block-block odd"> <style> #most_read { display:none; } .view-most-column .view-content { display:none !important; } .view-most-column .attachment .view-most-column .view-content { display:block !important; } </style> </div> <div id="block-block-426" class="block block-block even"> <style> .special-package-wrapper { background:#ea233d url("/web/20160818182012im_/http://www.todayonline.com/sites/all/modules/custom/today_blocks/css/images/stripe.png") repeat scroll 0 0 !important; } </style> </div> <div id="block-block-541" class="block block-block odd"> <style> .car-id-tr { display:none; } .region.region-breaking { z-index: 0; } </style> </div> <div id="block-block-486" class="block block-block even"> <script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//web.archive.org/web/20160818182012/http://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-55184547-4', 'auto'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script> </div> <div id="block-block-971" class="block block-block last odd">  <div id="div-gpt-ad-outofpage" style="height:0px;"> <script type="text/javascript"> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-outofpage'); }); </script> </div> </div> </footer> </div> <div class="region region-bottom"> <div id="block-menu-menu-footer-links" class="block block-menu first last odd" role="navigation"> <ul class="menu"><li class="menu__item is-leaf first leaf"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/about-us2" class="menu__link">About TODAY</a></li> <li class="menu__item is-leaf leaf"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/apps" class="menu__link">Apps</a></li> <li class="menu__item is-leaf leaf"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/rss-feeds" target="_blank" class="menu__link">RSS</a></li> <li class="menu__item is-leaf leaf"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/sitemap" class="menu__link">Sitemap</a></li> <li class="menu__item is-leaf leaf"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/syndication" target="_blank" class="menu__link">Syndication</a></li> <li class="menu__item is-leaf leaf"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012/http://www.mediacorp.sg/en/contactus" target="_blank" class="menu__link">Contact Us</a></li> <li class="menu__item is-leaf leaf"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/advertise-us" target="_blank" class="menu__link">Advertise with Us</a></li> <li class="menu__item is-leaf leaf"><a href="/web/20160818182012/http://www.todayonline.com/terms-conditions" target="_blank" class="menu__link">Terms & Conditions</a></li> <li class="menu__item is-leaf last leaf"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012/http://www.mediacorp.sg/en/about" target="_blank" class="menu__link">About MediaCorp</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="copyright">Copyright 2016 © Mediacorp Press Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Mediacorp News Group</div> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> jQuery(document).ready(function(){ var ord = (Math.random()*10000000000000000); jQuery('.aia-imu1').append( jQuery('<iframe />').attr({ 'src': 'https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012/http://ad.doubleclick.net/adi/mc.tdyonl.com/microsite-aia;pos=1;sz=300x250;ord=' + ord, 'scrolling': 'no', 'frameborder': 0, 'border': 0, 'width': 300, 'height': 250 }) ); jQuery('.aia-leaderboard').append( jQuery('<iframe />').attr({ 'src': 'https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012/http://ad.doubleclick.net/adi/mc.tdyonl.com/microsite-aia;pos=1;sz=728x90;ord=' + ord, 'scrolling': 'no', 'frameborder': 0, 'border': 0, 'width': 728, 'height': 90 }) ); jQuery('.aiacont').append( jQuery('<iframe />').attr({ 'src': 'https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012/http://ad.doubleclick.net/adi/mc.tdyonl.com/microsite-aia;pos=1;sz=360x170;ord=' + ord, 'scrolling': 'no', 'frameborder': 0, 'border': 0, 'width': 360, 'height': 170 }) ); }); </script> <script> var cX = cX || {}; cX.callQueue = cX.callQueue || []; cX.callQueue.push(['insertWidget', { widgetId: Drupal.settings.widget, renderFunction: function(data,context) { var items = data.response.items; var numLimit=6; var content = ''; for (var i=0; i<items.length && i < numLimit; i++) { var item = items[i]; var itemsrc = item.src || 'trendall'; var click_url = item.click_url + '?cx_tag=' + item.src + '&cid=tg:recos:' + item.src + (item._type=='sponsored'?':sponsored':':standard'); var title = item.title ? item.title.replace('- Toggle','') : item.title; var imageurl = item["og-image"]; var sponsored = ''; if (item._type == 'sponsored'){ sponsored = '<div class="meta"><div class="sponsored"><label>Sponsored</label></div></div>'; } // content = content + '<div class="l-gi"><div class="tg-list-item"><a href="'+ click_url +'" target="_blank"><img src = "' + imageurl + '" onerror="this.onerror=\'\'; this.src=\'/image/5248738/16x9/320/180/ad0f2af2cdb1e778dca04794326536ee/Zg/default-pix.jpg\'"/></a></div></div>'; content = content + '<div class="item__info"><h6 class="item__title" data-dotdot="3"><a href="' + click_url + '" target = "_blank">' + title + '</a></h6>'+ sponsored +'</div></div></div>'; document.getElementById(Drupal.settings.widgetname).innerHTML = content; console.log(content); } content = content + '</div><a href="javascript:void(0);" class="tg-load-more btn" style="display: none;">Show More</a></div>'; } } ]); </script> <script> var cX = cX || {}; cX.callQueue = cX.callQueue || []; cX.callQueue.push(['insertWidget', { widgetId: Drupal.settings.widget_1, renderFunction: function(data,context) { var items = data.response.items; var numLimit=6; var content = ''; for (var i=0; i<items.length && i < numLimit; i++) { var item = items[i]; var itemsrc = item.src || 'trendall'; var click_url = item.click_url + '?cx_tag=' + item.src + '&cid=tg:recos:' + item.src + (item._type=='sponsored'?':sponsored':':standard'); var title = item.title ? item.title.replace('- Toggle','') : item.title; var imageurl = item["og-image"]; var sponsored = ''; if (item._type == 'sponsored'){ sponsored = '<div class="meta"><div class="sponsored"><label>Sponsored</label></div></div>'; } content = content + '<div class="item__info"><h6 class="item__title" data-dotdot="3"><a href="' + click_url + '" target = "_blank">' + title + '</a></h6>'+ sponsored +'</div></div></div>'; document.getElementById(Drupal.settings.widgetname_2).innerHTML = content; console.log(content); } content = content + '</div><a href="javascript:void(0);" class="tg-load-more btn" style="display: none;">Show More</a></div>'; } } ]); </script> <div class="region region-page-bottom"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//web.archive.org/web/20160818182012js_/http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="//web.archive.org/web/20160818182012js_/http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012js_/http://platform.tumblr.com/v1/share.js"></script> </div>  <script> var _comscore = _comscore || []; _comscore.push( { c1: "2", c2: "6154803" } ); ( function() { var s = document.createElement("script"), el = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; s.async = true; s.src = (document.location.protocol == "https:" ? "https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012/https://sb" : "http://b") + ".scorecardresearch.com/beacon.js"; el.parentNode.insertBefore(s, el); } )(); </script> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012im_/http://b.scorecardresearch.com/p?c1=2&c2=6154803&cv=2.0&cj=1"/> </noscript>   <script type="text/javascript"> var OmniObj = { "server": server, "ch": channel, "p1": Prop1, "p2": Prop2, "p3": Prop1 + ":" + Prop2 + ":" + "online", "p4": "", "p5": "", "p6": "", "p7": "", "p8": "", "eve": "", "hier": Prop1 + "|" + Prop2 + "|online|Sports|20160817|2325176_" + Drupal.settings.node_title, "pg": Prop1 + ":" + Prop2 + ":online:Sports:20160817:2325176_" + Drupal.settings.node_title }; pagetracking(OmniObj) </script> <script type="text/javascript">  </script>  <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818182012im_/http://mediacorp.112.2o7.net/b/ss/mediacorp-mcs-prd/1/H.16--NS/0" height="1" width="1" border="0" alt=""/> </noscript> <script type="text/javascript"> jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery("#block-views-taxonomy-term-block-2 h2.block-title").each(function() { var text = jQuery(this).text(); text = text.replace("Latest", "<span>Latest</span>"); jQuery(this).html(text); }); }); </script>    <script type="text/javascript" src="//web.archive.org/web/20160818182012js_/http://secure-sg.imrworldwide.com/v60.js"> </script> <script type="text/javascript"> var pvar = { cid: "sg-mediacorp", content: "today", server: "secure-sg" }; var trac = nol_t(pvar); trac.record().post(); </script> <noscript> <div> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20160818182012im_/http://secure-sg.imrworldwide.com/cgi-bin/m?ci=sg-mediacorp&cg=today&cc=1&ts=noscript" width="1" height="1" alt=""/> </div> </noscript>  <script> if (typeof _satellite != "undefined") { _satellite.pageBottom(); } </script> <script type="text/javascript">window.NREUM||(NREUM={});NREUM.info={"beacon":"bam.nr-data.net","licenseKey":"ab7b570406","applicationID":"3415279","transactionName":"NVEGZxNZDEMEBhZbCQwbJVAVUQ1eSgsNVgM9RAVUBGcUWQAS","queueTime":0,"applicationTime":1062,"atts":"GRYFEVtDH00=","errorBeacon":"bam.nr-data.net","agent":""}</script><script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ (function() { var _analytics_scr = document.createElement('script'); _analytics_scr.type = 'text/javascript'; _analytics_scr.async = true; _analytics_scr.src = '/_Incapsula_Resource?SWJIYLWA=2977d8d74f63d7f8fedbea018b7a1d05&ns=25'; var _analytics_elem = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; _analytics_elem.parentNode.insertBefore(_analytics_scr, _analytics_elem); })(); // ]]> </script></body> </html>