Weightlifting

Iran's Jamali wins silver medal in IWF Youth World C'ships

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian female weight lifter Yekta Jamali became the vice-champion in the 81 kg category of the (IWF) Youth World Championships in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Iranian weightlifter wins the first medal

Tehran, IRNA- Iran's 81kg weightlifter won the first gold medal for Iran team in the world junior championships in the adolescent age category in Saudi Arabia.

Tokyo Olympic Games

Iranian weightlifter receives silver medal at super heavyweight class

Tokyo, IRNA – Iranian weightlifter Ali Davoudi grabbed the silver medal of 109-kg weight class in Tokyo Olympic Games with 441 kg in total.

Iran’s weightlifting Olympians announced

Tehran, IRNA – Iran Weightlifting Olympians announced the initial list of Iranian athletes attending Tokyo Olympics, saying that Ali Hashemi and Ali Davoudi would represent Iran in the competitions.

Iranian weightlifting official joins Tokyo Olympics jury

Tehran, IRNA – For the first time in Iran’s weightlifting field, an Iranian joined Tokyo Olympics jury to judge weightlifting competitions.

First Iranian female weightlifter joins Olympic Games

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian weightlifter Parisa Jahanfekrian received the first Iranian Olympic quota in this sport.

IWF Junior World Weightlifting Championships:

Iranian weightlifters receive silver, bronze medals at super heavyweight class

Tehran, May 31, IRNA – IWF Junior World Weightlifting Championships continued at super heavyweight class on Monday when two Iranian athletes won the silver and bronze medals of the weight category.

Iranian female weightlifter makes history in Tashkent

Tehran, May 31, IRNA – Iranian female weight lifter Yekta Jamali lifted 92kg weight and received bronze medal in the 2021 IWF Junior World Weightlifting Championships which was held in Tashkent, Uzbelistan.

Iranian weightlifter receives gold medal in world cup

Tehran, May 8, IRNA – Iranian weightlifter Saman Razi in the weight category of 107 kg received the gold medal in Thailand World Cup.

Iran grabs 3rd gold medal in Thailand para-weightlifting world cup

Tehran, May 8, IRNA – Iranian weightlifter Hamed Solhipour in the weight category of 97 kg received gold medal in Thailand World Cup.

Iran ranks 4th at AWC

Tehran, April 25, IRNA - Iran's national weightlifting team ranked fourth at the 2021 edition of the Asian Weightlifting Championships (AWC) in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Iranian weightlifter claims gold medal at AWC

Tehran, April 25, IRNA – Iran’s weightlifter Ali Davoudi received a gold medal of the men’s 109 kg category at the 2021 edition of the Asian Weightlifting Championships underway in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Iranian women weightlifters have potential to attend Paris 2024 Olympics

Tehran, April 25, IRNA – The head of the Uzbek Weightlifting Federation praising Iranian women performance in last few years, said that Iranian women weightlifters have potential to attend Paris 2024 Olympics.

Motamedi bags gold medals at Asian Weightlifting C’ships

Tehran, April 24, IRNA –Iran’s Rasoul Motamedi snatched three medals of men’s 102 kg category at the 2021 edition of the Asian Weightlifting Championships underway in Uzbekistan.

Iranian weightlifter receives silver at AWC

Tehran, April 22, IRNA – Iranian weightlifter Kianoush Rostami received a silver medal at Asian Weightlifting Championships (AWC) in Uzbekistan on Thursday.

Iran’s women’s weightlifting team starts training camp

Zahedan, Dec 22, IRNA – The training camp of Iran’s women’s weightlifting team kicked off on Tuesday in Zahedan, southeastern Iran, an official said on Tuesday.

Iranian girl weightlifters to partake in world competitions for first time: Official

Tehran, Dec 14, IRNA – An official in Weightlifting Federation of Iran said on Monday that Iranian girl weightlifters will participate in the world competitions to be held in Saudi Arabia.

Iran female weightlifters go to training camp in pandemic era

Tehran, Nov 21, IRNA - Members of national weightlifting team of Iranian women started training camp on Saturday under the health protocols due to the pandemic.

Iran Sports Ministry lauds weightlifting champion working as nurse

Tehran, April 13, IRNA – Vice minister of Sports and Youths in a phone conversation appreciated the efforts made by Iranian weightlifting champion Pupak Basami who is now working as a nurse in fighting coronavirus pandemic.

Iran nat’l weight lifting team cancels warm-up camp due to coronavirus

Tehran, March 1, IRNA – Iranian women national weight lifting team has canceled its warm-up camp prior to attending in the Asian championships due to the outbreak of coronavirus.

Iranian weightlifter bags 3 gold medals in West Asian Champs

Tehran, Feb 28, IRNA – Iranian weightlifter Sohrab Moradi in the weight category of 96kg received three gold medals in West Asian Championships which is underway in the United Arab Emirates.

Weightlifters cancel trip to UAE due to coronavirus

Tehran, Feb 26, IRNA – Iranian male and female weightlifters cancelled their flight to the United Arab Emirates to attend West Asian Championships due to coronavirus threat.

Iranian weightlifter bags gold in Asian champs

Tehran, Feb 18, IRNA – Iranian weightlifter Afshin Taheri in the weight category of 96 kg snatched a gold medal in 2020 Asian Junior Weightlifting Championships underway in Tashkent.

Iran's weight lifter snatches silver in Asian Champs

Tehran, Feb 16, IRNA – Iranian weight lifter Hossein Pakar in the weight category of 67kg grabbed a silver medal in snatch field in the 2020 Asian Junior Weightlifting Championships underway in Tashkent.

Iran weightlifter bags bronze in Olympic qualifying Games

Orumieh, Dec 23, IRNA – Iranian weightlifter Ali Miri in 96kg category received a bronze medal in the qualifying competitions of the 2020 Olympic Games in Qatar.

Int'l Weightlifting Federation congratulates Elham Hosseini on world medal

Tehran, Nov 17, IRNA – International Weightlifting Federation vice-president on Sunday congratulated Iranian weightlifter Elham Hosseini on winning a medal in international contests.

Iran female weightlifter wins 3rd place in Turkey int'l event

Tehran, Nov 17, IRNA – Iranian female weight lifter Elham Hosseini in the weight category of 76 kg stood on the third place in the International Naim Suleymanoglu Tournament.