Lazame qualified for the men's heavyweight class (+100 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens by receiving a wild card entry slot from the International Judo Federation.[1][3] He ousted early in the opening match to Kazakhstan's Yeldos Ikhsangaliyev, who directly scored an ippon and an uchi mata within a short span of nine seconds.[4] Lazame was also appointed as an Iraqi flag bearer by the National Olympic Committee in the opening ceremony.[5]