The Men's 77 kg weightlifting competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place on 10 August at the Pavilion 2 of Riocentro.[1] Nijat Rahimov originally won the gold medal but was disqualified in March 2022 by the Court of Arbitration for Sport for a doping violation (urine substitutions in the weeks before the Games).[2][3] As of March 2022, medals for this event have not been reallocated, a process that could extend to 2024.[4] If the medal is reallocated, Lü Xiaojun stands to win his third Olympic weightlifting gold medal.
1 Rahimov originally won the gold medal but was disqualified in March 2022 by the Court of Arbitration for Sport after a doping violation.[2] IOC has not yet redistributed the medals.[5][4]
^"The ITA welcomes the decision of CAS confirming the sanction of weightlifter Nijat Rahimov for sample swapping". International Testing Agency. 12 Dec 2023. Retrieved 1 Feb 2024. CAS confirmed that Nijat Rahimov should be sanctioned with 8 years of ineligibility. The disqualification of all results obtained by the athlete from 15 March 2016 (date of the first evidence of urine substitution) until the provisional suspension imposed on 18 January 2021, which includes the gold medal obtained at the Olympic Games Rio 2016 (Men's 77 kg), was also confirmed.
^ abOliver, Brian (22 March 2022). "More shame for weightlifting as memorable Rio 2016 contest exposed as a sham". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 2022-03-26. The reallocation process goes through several phases and, according to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), it could be finished this year or it could take until 2024.