Akkaev competed in the men's 94 kg category at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens,[2] where he won a silver medal.[1] He is 178 cm/5 ft 10 tall and weighs 105 kg/231 lb.[3]
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing,[2] he originally was awarded the bronze medal in the 94 kg category, with a total of 402 kg.[4] In 2016, he was stripped of the medal after his sample tested positive for steroids.[5][6]
He became the 2011 World Champion in Paris, beating his compatriot Dmitry Klokov by 2 kg with a total of 430 kg.[3]
Akkaev was scheduled to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 105 kg class but was forced to withdraw due to a back injury. On January 13, 2012, Akkaev was found to have failed a doping test prior to 2012 Olympic Games. He was provisionally suspended in January 2017,[6] and finally in January 2019 he was disqualified for eight years, starting from 2 August 2016 until 1 August 2024.[7][8]
