[2] On 5 April 2017, it was announced that as a result of retesting samples he had been disqualified from the 2008 Olympics for a drug violation, and his gold medal was withdrawn.

[3] On 23 July 2019, it was announced that as a result of retesting samples he had been disqualified from the 2012 Olympics for a drug violation, and his gold medal from that event was also withdrawn.

He successfully defended his 120 kg title in Beijing four years later, this time defeating Musul'bes in the semifinals, winning 3–0, 1–0 in the final against Russian Bakhtiyar Akhmedov.

After his second olympic title in Beijing, he was honored in his country by the Buyuk Hizmatlari Uchun Order[6] ("For Outstanding Services").

[7] At the 2012 Games in London, he won his third consecutive Gold Medal by beating Davit Modzmanashvili of Georgia in the final 2–0.