The competition consisted of two parts: tearing (Snatch) and pushing (Clean and Jerk) . The participants started in two groups in the snatch, in which they had three attempts. Whoever remained without a valid attempt was eliminated. Each starter again had three attempts in pushing. The athlete with the highest aggregate weight won. In the event of a tie, lower body weight was decisive.
The original third-placed Valentin Xristov had won the first medal for Azerbaijan in this weight class, but this was in March 2019 because of a doping offense disallowed . The medal has not yet been re-awarded.