Iran’s Ali Hashemi Wins Gold at World Weightlifting Championships
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Ali Hashemi won a gold medal in the men’s 102 kilograms at the 2018 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships in Turkmenistan’s capital on Thursday.
Hashemi, the winner in the men’s 105kg category at the 2017 IWF World Championships in Anaheim, secured victory with a total of 396kg.
It came after the 27-year-old finished second in the snatch with 179kg and third in the clean and jerk with 217kg.
Ukraine’s Dmytro Chumak was the overall silver medalist with 393kg having come third in the snatch with 176kg and second in the clean and jerk with 217kg.
Iran’s Reza Beiralvand claimed the bronze medal because of lighter body weight compared to Chumak with 175kg in the snatch and 218kg in the clean and jerk with a total 393kg.
The 2018 World Championships are the first event to be held since the re-structuring of the IWF’s weight classes, nullifying earlier records.
