TEHRAN, Jun. 24 (MNA) – An Iranian Junior weightlifter Mehrab Davasari has grabbed the gold medal in the 61 kg category at the Central Asian Open U17 Weightlifting Championships underway in Uzbekistan.

Davasari lifted 139kg in the clean and jerk and claimed the gold medal in total with 247 kg.

In the snatch, the Iranian athlete lifted 108kg and stood in third place.

As the Uzbekistan Open is a single-medal event, only overall medals are awarded to the top finishers in each weight category. 

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