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 world went through a lot over the last seven days: The entire Thai board resigned from their positions after claims of drug abuse and corruption made by the recent German TV documentary The Lord of the Lifters The IWF appointed Professor Richard H. McLaren to investigate claims made by the recent German documentary …
The 5th International Fajr Cup is an Olympic Qualification Event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and will run from the 1st to the 5th of February 2020 in Rasht, Iran. This competition is a silver tier event, meaning that it offers athletes a 5% Robi point bonus. As the clock to Tokyo runs down, …
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Seb managed to get some time with 2016 Olympic Champion Kianoush Rostami to talk about his Olympic qualification problems and his troubled relationship with the Iranian Weightlifting Federation. Listen to the complete interview here:
Kianoush Rostami (IRI), the 2016 Olympic champion and world record holder of the -85 kg weight class, and Saeid Alihosseini (IRI), the 2017 world silver medalist in the +105 category, are out of the running for Olympic qualification. The new qualification system requires athletes to compete and total at least once during each of the …
Rostami and Alihosseini OUT of Olympic Contention Read More »
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 …
Sohrab Moradi Out of the World Championships, So What Next? Read More »
The President of the Iranian Weightlifting Federation, Ali Moradi has been confirmed for another four-year term. In an election, he secured 22 of the 43 available votes. During his time as President, Moradi has been instrumental in enabling Iranian women to begin competing in weightlifting. His re-election means that process looks set to continue and …
Ali Moradi Re-Elected as Iranian Weightlifting President Read More »
The IWF has released the latest version of the anti-doping violation counts for nations since 2008. This sets restrictions on the maximum number of athletes these nations can qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. See our qualifying guide for more details. Nations with fewer than ten anti-doping violations since July 2008 can qualify a maximum …
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Meanwhile in Iran… Bahramzadeh Mohsen just exceeded the world record snatch with 197 kg in training, which he followed up by smashing a 237 kg clean and jerk. Though not quite in excess of the world record, 237 kg has only been exceeded in the new 109 kg weight class in competition once by world …
Bahramzadeh Mohsen (IRI 109) Goes 197/237 in Training (Unofficial World Record!) Read More »
The 2019 Asian Champion Ali Davoudi (IRI +109) just clean and jerked 240 kg having only just turned 20 years of age. This is now 3 kg over his competition best and also his own junior world record of 237 kg. Ali Davoudi owns all of the junior world records in the super heavyweight category, …
Ali Davoudi Exceeds Jr. World Record with 240 kg Read More »