Iranian weightlifter Nasiri stands fourth in IWF Annual World Ranking
Iranian weightlifter Alireza Nasiri finished the 2025 season in fourth place in the IWF Annual World Ranking, thanks to his double-medal campaign at October’s World Championships.
The 19-year-old prodigy placed seventh in the snatch in the men’s 110kg division in Førde, Norway, despite setting a new Asian junior record of 184kg. He then delivered a stronger performance in the clean and jerk, setting a new world junior record of 231kg with his third attempt to claim the silver medal, before securing another silver in the total with 415kg.
Armenia’s Varazdat Lalayan, who completed a clean sweep of three world titles in the +110kg class, topped the rankings with a total of 461kg. Bahrain’s Gor Minasyan — runner-up to Lalayan in all super-heavyweight categories in Førde — finished second with 447kg.
Uzbekistan’s Akbar Djuraev, winner of three gold medals in the 110kg category in Førde, ranked third with 428kg, a new world record in his weight class.
Djuraev’s compatriot Ruslan Nurudinov (414kg), American Aaron Andrew Williams (411kg), Colombia’s Rafael Cerro (410kg), South Korea’s Song Yeong-hwan (410kg), Armenia’s Garik Karapetyan (407kg) and Colombia’s Santiago Sanchez Cossio (407kg) rounded out the top 10 in the senior men’s rankings.