Iranian weightlifter Javadi back in training ahead of ISG 2025
Iranian weightlifter Mir-Mostafa Javadi is back in training after recovering from a back injury and will be in contention for a place in the national team squad at the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games – starting November 7 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
A winner of five world medals – including double golds in 2023 – the Iranian weightlifter has been sidelined with a pain in the waist area after missing out on the men’s 89kg podium at the 2024 World Championships in Manama, Bahrain.
However, Iran head coach Behdad Salimi has named the 25-year-old weightlifter in the provisional squad for the visit Riyadh, as he will be eager for further ISG glory in his career, having grabbed double golds and a snatch silver at the multi-sport event three years ago in Konya, Turkey.