TEHRAN – Amirhossein Ghorbani and Ilia Salehipour claimed two medals at the 2022 Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships. Source
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Iranian duo wins medals at Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships
July 21st, 2022 Awake Goy
Iran’s Javadi wins silver at 2021 World Weightlifting C’ships
December 13th, 2021 Awake Goy
TEHRAN – Mirmostafa Javadi claimed a silver medal at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships on Sunday. The Iranian weightlifter lifted 163kg in snatch in the 81kg weight class and 204kg in clean and jerk and claimed the silver with a total of 367kg. Bulgaria’s Karlos Nasar won the gold medal with 374kg. The bronze medal […]
New Zealand Enters Biological Male Into Women’s Tokyo Olympics Weightlifting Team
June 21st, 2021 Awake Goy
New Zealand has entered a biological male who identities as female to compete in the women’s weightlifting event at the Tokyo Olympics this summer. 43-year-old Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard will become the first transgender athlete to compete at the Olympics. He had previously competed in men’s weightlifting competitions before transitioning in 2013. “I am grateful and […]