Tehran, YJC. On Thursday, Kianoosh Rostami won a gold medal at men's 85kg class at the World Weightlifting Championships.
The Iranian weight-lifter lifted 178kg in the snatch and
213kg in the clean and jerk for a winning total of 391 kg.
Rostami’s performance in the snatch broke Iran’s record of
176kg set by Sohrab Moradi.
Ivan Markov from Bulgaria claimed the silver medal with
390kg and Russian Artem Okulov took the bronze medal with a total of 385kg.
The 2014 World Weightlifting Championships are underway in
Almaty, Kazakhstan.
The event, which ends on November 16, serves as a qualifier
for the 2016 Summer Olympics.