Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships:
Iranians excel with 15 more medals
The Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships continued with 15 more medals, including triple golds, for the Iranians on the penultimate day of the competitions in Doha, Qatar.
Aria Paydar headlined Iran’s medal hunt on Tuesday, making a clean sweep of golds in the men’s junior 109kg contests.
The Iranian lifted 169kg in his third snatch attempt and then registered 211kg in the clean & jerk discipline to finish on 380kg in the total standings.
Joining Paydar on the podium was fellow-Iranian Hassan Emadi, who tallied a 164-195-359 record to collect the snatch and C&J bronzes, before settling for the total silver.
There were further medals for the Iranian boys in the men’s 102kg event, where Alireza Nassiri bagged three silvers with a 171-218-389 result, while Abolfazl Zare’ won three bronze medals, courtesy of a 172-194-366 finish.
In the women’s draw, Kizhan Maghsoudi added three silver medals to Iran’s haul.
Representing the country in the junior 87kg class, the Iranian girl raised 94kg above her head in the snatch contest, before overcoming the 115kg weight in the C&J event for an overall 209kg tally.
Tuesday’s results took Iran’s haul to a remarkable 45 medals, including 10 golds, in the Qatari capital.