This week I walk through the two only possible ways that Sohrab Moradi can hope to qualify for the Tokyo Olympic Games in the hope of holding onto his Olympic title. Julio Majora snatches over the world record, and Mattie Rogers hits some PRs. Subscribe to the Weightlifting House YouTube page, and sign up to …
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The weightlifting news from this week (Feb 27th – March 4th) includes: How the IWF might respond to a potentially barren April Junior World Championships were canceled The Arnold Sports Festival cancels spectators, and then reverses its decision Sohrab Moradi keeps his Olympic hopes alive… just! You can listen to the full episode of the …
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Iranian M96 lifter Sohrab Moradi has put in his first proper performance since injury put him out of most of the Olympic qualification period. Having totalled just 200kg back in October and simply weighed in at two other Olympic qualifiers, Sohrab needs a stonking end to this final 6 month period. This performance of 163/207 …
The weightlifting news from this week (Feb 5th-12th) includes: The battle for Olympic spots in the -96kg class Results from the International Solidarity Championships in Uzbekistan Big lifts from select members of Team USA A young group of weightlifting sensations from Kazakhstan You can listen to the news show using the player below, and subscribe …
With Sohrab Moradi now confirmed out of the 2019 World Championships, the question on everybody’s lips is whether or not he still has a chance at Olympic qualification. Now that the Olympic qualification system is so much more involved with the many meets that make up the preceding 18 months, any injury can potentially be …
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The next 6 months of Sohrab Moradi’s training will be interesting to watch as he returns from the brink of spinal surgery all the way to the 2019 World Championships. After finding out that Sohrab Moradi (IRI-96) would not need to undergo surgery, I thought it would be worth tracking his progress over the next …
It was first reported in February ’19 that world and Olympic champion Sohrab Moradi would undergo spinal surgery. The timeline for full recovery was estimated at between six and nine months, potentially ruling out Moradi’s chances to compete during the second Olympic qualification period (May ’19 – October ’19) and thus ending his chances at …
Team Iran, who placed third at the 2018 Weightlifting World Championships and second at the 2017 WWCs, have announced their men’s squad for the 2019 Asian Championships on Instagram. The 2019 Asian Championships runs from April 18th to 28th and is a gold-tier Olympic qualification event, meaning that athletes who total will receive a 10% …
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As we head towards the 2020 Tokyo Olympics the topic that most fans want answering, or at least want questioned, is which of the -96 kg weightlifting Goliaths is going to take Iran’s spot at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. So before we delve into the stats and strategy, it might be worth taking a quick …
It has been confirmed that Iranian Olympic gold medalist Sohrab Moradi will travel to Germany for back surgery. According to Iran’s Sports Medicine Federation, Moradi will be out of competition for six to nine months, which could have serious implications for his Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualification hopes. Moradi must get a result in at least …