Weightlifting

IWF affirms support for Iran’s weightlifting

Tehran, IRNA – The President of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), Mohammed Jalood, has affirmed the federation’s support for Iran’s weightlifting.
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Iran’s Weightlifting Super League

Iranian men’s super league weightlifting competitions began in the northern city of Rasht on Wednesday noon, October 9, 2024. In this edition of the tournament, some 100 weightlifters from seven teams from different provinces of the country will compete at Namjou Weightlifting Hall of the city’s Yadegar-e Emam Sport Complex.
1 months ago
President Pezeshkian congratulates Iranian weightlifter's gold

Tehran, IRNA - In a message, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian congratulated Rouhollah Rostami for winning the gold medal at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Paralympic weightlifting competition.
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Iran’s weightlifting league finals

The final round of Iran’s weightlifting league was held in Tehran’s Laleh Sports Complex on December 31, 2023 in which Zob Ahan secured the championship title in the senior category while the club sponsored by National Iranian South Oil Company won the junior title.
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Iran weightlifting pro league in southwestern Iran

The second week of Iran’s weightlifting pro league competitions started in Ahvaz in the southwestern Iranian province of Khuzestan on December 4, 2023, for three days. (IRNA photos/Ali Moaref)
11 months ago
Iran’s Pres. congratulates men’s weightlifting team on championship in Mexico

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has congratulated Iran’s weightlifting men’s team on their championship at the 2023 Junior World Weightlifting Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico.
11 months ago
Iran wins 2023 Junior World Weightlifting Championships

Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s weightlifting men’s team became world champions at the 2023 Junior World Weightlifting Championships.
11 months ago
Hangzhou Asian Games – weightlifting

Weightlifters from different Asian countries competed in the super heavyweight category of Hangzhou Asian Games on the last day of the event in Hangzhou, China, October 7, 2023. (Photo by IRNA/Ali Sharifzadeh)
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Weightlifting event at Hangzhou Asian Games

The 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2023 continued in China on Wednesday afternoon (October 4, 2023), when the 81kg weightlifting competition was held. Iranian weightlifter Hossein Soltani finished fifth by lifting 154kg in the snatch and 181kg in the clean and jerk. (IRNA photos/Ali Sharifzadeh)
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Iran ranks 3rd in IWF World Weightlifting Championships

Tehran, IRNA – Iran gained 468 points in 2023 IWF World Weightlifting Championships in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to rank third in the tournament.
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Young Iranian weightlifters runners-up in Asia

Tehran, IRNA – The team of Iranian young boys have finished in second place in the 2023 Asian youth weightlifting championships in India.
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Iranian girls 3rd in 2023 Asian weightlifting championship

Tehran, IRNA – The team of Iranian weightlifting girls has finished third in the 2023 Asian Youth & Junior Weightlifting Championships in India.
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Raisi congratulates Iran's championship in Asia junior weightlifting competitions

Tehran, IRNA - Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a message congratulated the championship of the Iranian junior weightlifting team in New Delhi, India.
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Iran junior weightlifting team becomes Asia champion

Tehran, IRNA - Iran's junior weightlifting team won 23 gold, silver and bronze medals and became the champion of Asia.
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Iran athlete shines at Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships

Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s representative in the 49 kg girls’ category succeeded in shattering the national record of the youth age group by 2 kilograms at the 2023 Asian Youth and Junior Championships.
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Pres Raisi congratulates Iranian weightlifters' championship in Asia

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has extended his congratulations to the Iranian nation on the championship of the country's national weightlifting team in Asia.
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Iran wins 2023 Asian Weightlifting Championships

Tehran, IRNA - Iran's weightlifting team have been crowned champions at the 2023 Asian Weightlifting Championships held in Jinju, South Korea.
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Iran’s Yousefi grabs silver in AWC, breaks world youth record

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian athlete Alireza Yousefi has won a silver medal in super-heavy category (+109 kg) of the 2023 Asian Weightlifting Championships.
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Anoushiravani elected president of Iran weightlifting federation

Tehran, IRNA – Olympic medalist Sajjad Anoushiravani has been elected as president of the Islamic Republic of Iran Weightlifting Federation (IRIWF).
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Iran’s lifter bags gold in Fazza 12th Dubai 2022 World Cup

Tehran, IRNA – The Iranian weightlifter Mohsen Bakhtiar received a gold medal in Fazza 12th Dubai 2022 World Cup.
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Iran’s Dehdar wins gold in 2022 World Weightlifting Championships

Tehran, IRNA – The 2022 Weightlifting World Championship in the 102 kg weight category finished and Iranian weight-lifter, Reza Dehdar won the vice championships.
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Iran’s Kianoush Rostami wins silver in 2022 World Weightlifting Championships

Tehran, IRNA – Rio Olympics gold medalist Kianoush Rostami has won a silver medal in the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships in Bogotá, Colombia.
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Iran weightlifter runner up in Turkish tournament

Tehran, IRNA - A young Iranian weightlifter has finished runner-up in Naim Süleymanoğlu Tournament in Turkiye.
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Iran, second best team at 2022 Asian Weightlifting Championships

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian men were introduced as the second-best team at the 2022 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Manama, Bahrain.
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Iran weightlifters rank 3rd in Asia

Tehran, IRNA – Iran men weightlifting team gained 631 points in 2022 Bahrain Asian Weight Lifting Championship to rank 3rd in the Old Continent.
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Iran's Dehdar scoops silver medal in Asian weightlifting champs

Tehran, IRNA – Iran's weightlifter Reza Dehdar ranked second in the 102-kg category in the 2022 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Manama, Bahrain.
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Iranian woman makes history in Asian Weightlifting Championships

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian weightlifter Elham Hosseini claimed three gold medals in the Women’s 81kg weight class of the 2022 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Manama, Bahrain.
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Iran’s Yousefi finishes runner-up in super heavy weightlifting in ISG

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Weightlifter Alireza Yousefi finished runner-up in the super heavyweight class during the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, central Turkey.
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Iranian athlete wins 1st women’s weightlifting gold in Islamic Countries Games

Tehran, IRNA – National Iranian 81kg weightlifting champion Seyyedeh Elham Hosseini gained the 1st women’s weightlifting gold medal in Iran's sports history in snatch and two bronze medals in clean and jerk and total in 2022 Islamic Countries Solidarity Games.
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Iranian weightlifter wins gold at 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian weightlifter scooped three gold medals at the fifth Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey on Sunday.
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