Iran’s Beiralvand Wins Bronze at IWF Junior World Championships
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Reza Beiralvand claimed a bronze medal at the 2016 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Junior World Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia on Thursday.
The Iranian lifted 161kg in snatch, and 201kg in clean and jerk, winning the bronze medal for a total of 362kg in the 94kg weight category.
Farkhodbek Sobirov from Uzbekistan claimed the gold medal. He lifted 170kg in snatch and 203kg in clean and jerk and won the gold medal for a total lift of 373kg.
Colombian Lesman Paredes Montano, who lifted a total of 372 (172kg+200kg), took the silver medal.
