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Country: Iran

IWF President Dr. Tamas Ajan investigated on claims of corruption

WL News | Thailand Resigns, McLaren Hired to Investigate the IWF, the Fajr Cup, & Huge Training Lifts

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 …

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Kianoush Rostami

Kianoush Rostami Interview

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 and Saeid Alihosseini Out of the Olympics

Rostami and Alihosseini OUT of Olympic Contention

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 …

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Can Sohrab Moradi still qualify for the Olympics?

Sohrab Moradi Out of the World Championships, So What Next?

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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Ali Moradi

Ali Moradi Re-Elected as Iranian Weightlifting President

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 …

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Iranian weightlifter Bahramzadeh Mohsen exceeds the world record snatch

Bahramzadeh Mohsen (IRI 109) Goes 197/237 in Training (Unofficial World Record!)

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 …

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