Weightlifting

Iran to host 2024 Men’s West Asian Weightlifting C'ships

TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) – The eleventh edition of the Men’s West Asian Weightlifting is to be held in Iran in 2024.

Raeisi congrats championship of Iran weightlifting team

TEHRAN, May 14 (MNA) – Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi felicitated the championship of the country's weightlifting team at the 2023 Asian Weightlifting Championships held in South Korea.

Iran champion at 2023 Asian Weightlifting C'ships

TEHRAN, May 13 (MNA) – Iran's weightlifting team became champion at the 2023 Asian Weightlifting Championships held in South Korea.

Iran’s Javadi wins bronze in Asian Weightlifting C’ships

TEHRAN, May 10 (MNA) – Iranian weightlifter Mostafa Javadi bagged two bronze medals in the 89 kg weight category of the Asian Weightlifting Championships in South Korea.

Iran's Soltani bags gold medal in Asian Weightlifting C'ships

TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) – Iranian Weightlifter Hossein Soltani grabbed a gold medal in Asian Weightlifting Championships on Tuesday.

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Iranian female weightlifter bags 2 bronze medals

TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) – Iranian female weightlifter Fatemeh Keshavarz snatched two bronze medals in the 64 kg weight category of the Asian Weightlifting Championships in South Korea.

Iran ranks 7th in 2022 World Weightlifting C'ship

TEHRAN, Dec. 17 (MNA) – Iran has ranked seventh at the World Weightlifting Championships 2022 held in Bogota, Colombia.

Iran weightlifter gets gold in snatch, silver in total

TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) – Iranian weightlifter has bagged two medals in the weight category of 102kg at the Weightlifting Championships underway in Colombia.

Iran gets 1st medal at 2022 World Weightlifting Champs

TEHRAN, Dec. 12 (MNA) – Iranian weightlifter has received a silver medal at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships underway in Bogota, Colombia.

11 Iran weightlifters including 4 women to vie in Colombia

TEHRAN, Dec. 04 (MNA) – Eleven weightlifters including four sportswomen are to represent Iran at the 2022 weightlifting world championships in Colombia.

Motamedi wins gold at Asian Weightlifting C’ships (+VIDEO)

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Rasoul Motamedi from Iran claimed a gold medal at the 2022 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Bahrain.

Chatraei wins bronze at 2022 Asian Weightlifting c'ship

TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – Masoud Chatraei of Iran claimed a bronze medal in the men’s 89kg weight class of 2022 Asian Weightlifting Championships on Thursday.

Iran weightlifter Rasoul Motamedi wins gold medal in ISG

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – Rasoul Motamedi from Iran gained a gold medal in the Islamic Solidarity Games in Turkey on Monday.

Iranian weightlifter Reza Beiralvand collects gold in ISG

TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) – Iranian weightlifter Reza Beiralvand seized a gold medal in the men’s 96kg of the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games on Sunday.

Weightlifter Javadi snatches gold at Islamic Solidarity Games

TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – Iranian weightlifter Mostafa Javadi claimed a gold medal in the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games on Saturday.

Iran's youth weightlifting team finishes runner-up in Asia

TEHRAN, Jul. 25 (MNA) – Iran's youth weightlifting team became the vice-champion of Asia while the junior Iranian weightlifting team landed in seventh place in the continent.

Iranians win gold, silver medal in Asian weightlifting event

TEHRAN, Jul. 25 (MNA) – The Iranian athletes have added a gold and a silver medal to Iran's tally in the 2022 Asian Youth and Junior Championships in Uzbekistan.

Nemati bags gold medal in Asian youth weightlifting c'ships

TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) – Weightlifter Taha Nemati has gained a gold medal for Iran in the 2022 Asian Youth and Junior Championships in Uzbekistan.

Iran's Moeini breaks Asian record in Tashkent competitions

TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) – Young weightlifter Alireza Moeini from Iran lifted 166kg in the snatch at the 2022 Asian Youth and Junior Championships in Uzbekistan to break the Asian record.

Iran runner-up at World Weightlifting Championships

TEHRAN, Dec. 17 (MNA) – Iran weightlifting team became runner-up at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships in Uzbekistan.

Female weightlifter breaks natl. record in world c'ships

TEHRAN, Dec. 16 (MNA) – The member of national Iranian weightlifting team Fatemeh Yousefi in the +87 kg broke the national record at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships underway in Uzbekistan.

Iran's weightlifter Motamedi bags gold in world championships

TEHRAN, Dec. 15 (MNA) – Iranian weightlifter Rasoul Motamedi won a gold medal at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships on Wednesday.

Iran women finish IWF Youth World C'ships in 3rd place

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – The Iranian women's weightlifting team finished the (IWF) Youth World Championships in Saudi Arabia in third place after winning 4 medals.

Iranian weightlifter Davoudi wins silver at Olympics

TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) – Iranian weightlifter Ali Davoudi became vice-champion of weightlifting contests at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics games on Wednesday.

Doctors to decide about presence of Jahanfekrian at Olympics

TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – Doctors are to decide about the presence of Parisa Jahanfekrian, the first female weightlifter of Iran, at the 2020 Olympic Games.

Iranian weightlifters grab silver, bronze medals in W C'ships

TEHRAN, May 31 (MNA) – Iranian weightlifters won silver and bronze medals in the IWF Junior World Championships on Monday.

Iran wins 1st ever world medal in women's weightlifting

TEHRAN, May 30 (MNA) – Yekta Jamali won the first world medal in the history of Iranian women's weightlifting by lifting a 92 kg weight in snatch and winning a bronze medal at the IWF Junior World Weightlifting Championships underway in Tashkent.

Sohrab Moradi to compete for Olympic ticket in Cali

TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) – To compete at the Ibero-American Championship and the Open Specialty Qualifications, Iranian weightlifter Sohrab Moradi will leave Tehran for Cali, Colombia on Sunday.

Iran becomes vice-champion in world Para weightlifting event

TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) – Iranian para weightlifting men's team finished runner-up in 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships in Thailand.